The Brazilian Paramyloidosis Association (ABPAR)1 was founded on November 17, 1989 at the in the Convention Room of Hotel Rio Copa, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In December of that year, it became a legal entity following registration at the notary’s office and publication in the Brazilian Official Gazette. […]

The latest edition of Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia has brought us the publication of the Position Statement on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis by the DEIC/GEMIC/SBC. This document was the result of the collaborative efforts of many experts in the area, exponents of cardiology in Brazil, but it also included other specialists, such as neurologists, hematologists and nuclear physicians. […]