Avinainder Singh

1 month ago | healthcentral.com | Matt McMillen |Avinainder Singh

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) can lead to heart failure, but this condition’s first symptoms often make themselves felt in an unexpected part of your body: your wrists. ATTR-CM develops when your liver produces misshapen transthyretin proteins. This protein routinely delivers vitamin A and a hormone called thyroxine to various parts of your body.