Why It Happens With ATTR-CM Why People With ATTR-CM Get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Here’s what experts know so far: When you have ATTR-CM, your body deposits proteins called amyloids into the heart muscle, making it thicker and stiffer. This brings on symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue, says Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD , a professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai and the director of education in heart failure and transplantation at the Smidt Heart Institute in Los Angeles. But these proteins have an impact on more than the heart. They travel to other places in the body, as well, she says. Amyloid buildup can affect the…
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