Doctors answer questions in this neurology forum. Read this exchange about amyloidosis of the heart. Submit questions of your own.

Support network links patients and major care providers, and presents case histories. Read about potential new treatment options.

View a large color photo of amyloid proteins deposited on a blood vessel. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image.

Image shows the wide spaces between cardiac muscle cells because of amyloid deposits. Enlarge the photo for detailed viewing.

View photos of this disease in which an abnormal protein collects in body tissues, damaging them and interfering with organ function.

Gross liver specimen displays a gray-red and glassy surface. Image may be enlarged for detailed viewing.

Get an abstract of this metabolic disorder in which fibrous protein accumulates in body tissues. Read about the risk of organ malfunction.

Join this neurology forum that addresses, among other things, questions on amyloidosis. Here a reader speculates she may have the disease.

Find out some of the symptoms of amyloidosis in this neurology forum. Doctors answer questions submitted by readers. Join the forum.

Medical information on this disease includes a definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.