THE INCREASING BURDEN OF AMYLOIDOSIS FROM APEX TO BASE: NEW INSIGHTS FROM TECHNETIUM-99M PYROPHOSPHATE IMAGING

Scott Ray,Khan Aahad,Sharmeen Fatima Hussaini,Syed Haris Ahmed Pir,Mustafa Noor Muhammad,Mirza Nubair Ahmad,Debra Mahlum,Steven C. Port,A. Jamil Tajik,Khawaja Afzal Ammar

THE INCREASING BURDEN OF AMYLOIDOSIS FROM APEX TO BASE: NEW INSIGHTS FROM TECHNETIUM-99M PYROPHOSPHATE IMAGING

2017

Scott Ray
Khan Aahad
Sharmeen Fatima Hussaini
Syed Haris Ahmed Pir
Mustafa Noor Muhammad
Mirza Nubair Ahmad
Debra Mahlum
Steven C. Port
A. Jamil Tajik
Khawaja Afzal Ammar

Background: Two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain echocardiography (2D STE) in cardiac amyloidosis (CA) patients has shown relatively preserved left ventricle apical systolic function as measured by longitudinal strain (LS). Technetium-99m pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) myocardial imaging has gained

Keywords:

Cardiac amyloidosis
Ventricle
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiology
Apex (geometry)
Pyrophosphate
Medicine
Amyloidosis
Internal medicine
Myocardial imaging
Pathology
Technetium-99m
systolic function

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