ANTIMYOSIN SCINTIGRAPHY FOR DETECTION OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS

Authors
LEKAKIS J DIMOPOULOS M NANAS J PRASSOPOULOS V AGAPITOS N ALEXOPOULOS G PALAZIS L KOSTAMIS P STAMATELOPOULOS S MOULOPOULOS S
Citation
J. Lekakis et al., ANTIMYOSIN SCINTIGRAPHY FOR DETECTION OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS, The American journal of cardiology, 80(7), 1997, pp. 963
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:7<963:ASFDOC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The diagnostic value of antimyosin scanning in 7 patients with biopsy- proven cardiac amyloidosis was examined in this study. Antimyosin imag ing was positive in all amyloid patients, with more intense uptake in patients with heart failure.