Amyloidosis
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Amyloidosis Home Care
Home care measures for amyloidosis include:
Eat a healthy diet:
Low cholesterol diet
.
Low fat diet
.
Low salt diet.
Take prescribed medications as directed.
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Amyloidosis Home Care: Low Salt Diet
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Last Updated: Oct 24, 2007
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Amyloidosis References:
Benson MD: Aging, amyloid, and cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med 1997 Feb 13; 336(7): 502-4.
Gertz MA, Lacy MQ, Dispenzieri A: Amyloidosis: recognition, confirmation, prognosis, and therapy. Mayo Clin Proc 1999 May; 74(5): 490-4.
Pepys MB. Amyloidosis. Annu Rev Med. 2005 Aug 24.
