Bone scintigram in cardiac amyloidosis: a case report

Clin Nucl Med. 1981 Mar;6(3):105-8. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198103000-00003.

Abstract

Intense, diffuse localization of Tc-99m-pyrophosphate was demonstrated in the right and left ventricles of a patient with biopsy-proved amyloidosis and severe congestive heart failure. This finding is strong presumptive evidence of myocardial infiltration by amyloid in the presence of biopsy-proven amyloidosis elsewhere in the body.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amyloidosis / complications
  • Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diphosphates
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Male
  • Radioisotopes
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium
  • Thallium

Substances

  • Diphosphates
  • Radioisotopes
  • Technetium
  • Thallium