About the Authors

Luca Gentile

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università of Messina, Messina, Italy

Igor Diemberger

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

igor.diemberger@unibo.it

Affiliations University of Bologna, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna, Italy, Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Violaine Plante-Bordeneuve

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hopital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique‐Hopitaux de Paris, East Paris‐Créteil University, Créteil, France

Anna Mazzeo

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università of Messina, Messina, Italy

Amir Dori

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, and Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Marco Luigetti

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Andrea Di Paolantonio

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, U.O. Neurologia, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

Angela Dispenzieri

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Martha Grogan

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Márcia Waddington Cruz

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Amyloidosis Referral Center, CEPARM, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

David Adams

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurology, CHU de Bicêtre, AP-HP, University Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Jocelyn Inamo

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CHU de Fort de France, Fort de France, Martinique, France

Arnt V. Kristen

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Respiratory Medicine, Medical University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Calogero Lino Cirami

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nephrology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Doug Chapman

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America

Pritam Gupta

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America

Oliver Glass

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America

Leslie Amass

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

DC, PG, OG, LA received funding in the form of salary from Pfizer Inc. The THAOS registry and this analysis were sponsored by Pfizer. The following support was received outside the submitted work: Luca Gentile reports travel grants from Kedrion and CSL Behring to attend scientific meetings. Igor Diemberger reports research funding and speaker fees from Daiichi Sankyo and Pfizer outside the scope of the present research. Violaine Plante-Bordeneuve reports serving as a medical advisor for Pfizer, Alnylam, Eidos, and Ionis. Anna Mazzeo received financial grants (honoraria and speaking) from Akcea, Alnylam, and Pfizer. Amir Dori reports research grants from Pfizer, Alnylam, and Biogen; and funds from Pfizer for meeting expenses (travel). Marco Luigetti received financial grants from Akcea, Alnylam, and Pfizer; and travel grants from Akcea, Alnylam, CSL Behring, Grifols, Kedrion, Pfizer, and Sobi. Andrea DiPaolantonio reports travel grants from Pfizer. Angela Dispenzieri reports research grants from Celgene, Millennium, Pfizer, Janssen, and Alnylam; funding from Pfizer for meeting expenses (travel); and attending advisory boards for Akcea and Intellia. Martha Grogan reports grants, advisory board, and consultancy fees paid to her institution from Alnylam, Eidos, Prothena, and Pfizer. Márcia Waddington Cruz reports research funding, consulting fees, and travel support for advisory boards and meetings from FoldRx Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer. David Adams reports consultancy for Alnylam, Pfizer, and BridgeBio. Jocelyn Inamo reports research funding from Pfizer and advisory board attendance for Pfizer and Alnylam. Arnt V. Kristen reports research support from and advisory board attendance for Pfizer. Calogero Lino Cirami reports receiving grants/honorarium from Amicus, Alexion, Takeda-Shire, and Sanofi-Genzyme for services as a consultant. Doug Chapman, Pritam Gupta, Oliver Glass, and Leslie Amass are full-time employees of Pfizer and hold stock and/or stock options in Pfizer. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.