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PREVALENCE OF TRANSTHYRETIN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION USING THE 99MTC-PYROPHOSPHATE SCINTIGRAPHY

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Background: The outcomes of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have remained largely unchanged. Myocardial transthyretin amyloid deposition (ATTR) has been found in autopsy studies in up… Click to show full abstract

Background: The outcomes of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have remained largely unchanged. Myocardial transthyretin amyloid deposition (ATTR) has been found in autopsy studies in up to 30% of patients with HFpEF. The 99mTc-pyrophosphate scintigraphy (PYP) scan

Keywords: ejection fraction; failure preserved; heart failure; preserved ejection; patients heart; 99mtc pyrophosphate

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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