Can 99mTc-Pyrophosphate Aid in Early Detection of Cardiac Involvement in Asymptomatic Variant TTR Amyloidosis?

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 713-714

  Haq, Muhammad ^a   Pawar, Sumeet ^a   Berk, John L ^a   Miller, Edward J ^a   Ruberg, Frederick L ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; PREALBUMIN; PYROPHOSPHATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TROPONIN I; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TRANSTHYRETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEART FAILURE; MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SCINTISCANNING; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PREALBUMIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PYROPHOSPHATE;

EID: 85002862397     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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