Morie a Gertz

Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment - Contemporary Hematology Morie a Gertz

Jacket Description/Back: An up-to-date reference on this fascinating set of complex disorders, this book features the most comprehensive strategies for diagnosing, classifying, imaging, treating, and managing amyloidosis in multiple organ systems. Beneficial to the spectrum of practitioners from residents to sub-specialists, this book is a succinct authoritative text written by leaders in the field. The authors provide instruction on all forms of amyloidosis - including primary amyloidosis (AL), secondary amyloidosis (AA), and familial amyloidosis. With essential treatment algorithms, Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment is the gold-standard for all hematologists, oncologists, and internists caring for patients with this disease. Table of Contents: 1. Fibril Structure and Fibrillogenesis / Douglas J. Martin, Edward G. Randles, Marina Ramirez-Alvarado -- 2. Imaging of Systemic Amyloidosis / Giovanni Palladini, Stefano Perlini, Giampaolo Merlini -- 3. Diagnosis and Classification / Gilles Grateau, Katia Stankovic -- 4. Pathogenesis of Systemic Amyloidoses / Francesca Lavatelli, Giovanni Palladini, Giampaolo Merlini -- 5. Supportive Care for Amyloidosis / Martha Q. Lacy, Nelson Leung -- 6. Assessing Response and Prognosis in AL Amyloidosis / Angela Dispenzieri -- 7. Localized Amyloidosis / Francis Buadi -- 8. Amyloid Heart Disease / Rodney H. Falk, Simon W. Dubrey -- 9. Renal Amyloidosis / Laura M. Dember -- 10. Primary Systemic Amyloid Neuropathy / Harmon P. S. Bajwa, John J. Kelly -- 11. Conventional Treatment of Amyloidosis / Morie A. Gertz, Francis Buadi -- 12. High-Dose Therapy in Amyloidosis / Adam D. Cohen, Raymond L. Comenzo -- 13. Secondary, AA, Amyloidosis / Helen J. Lachmann -- 14. ATTR: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment / Steven R. Zeldenrust -- 15. Other Systemic Forms of Amyloidosis / Merrill D. Benson -- Index. Review Citations:

Scitech Book News 12/01/2010 pg. 98 (EAN 9781607616306, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Rajkumar, S Vincent Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar is Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chair of the Mayo Clinic Myeloma, Amyloidosis, and Dysproteinemia Group. He has authored more than 250 papers and book chapters, primarily in the field of myeloma and related plasma cell disorders. He has led several clinical trials investigating the role of new agents in myeloma. Dr Rajkumar is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Education Committee as well as the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Myeloma Foundation. Dr. Rajkumar is an associate editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings and is on the editorial boards of American Journal of Oncology Review and Leukemia Research.