ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN SYSTEMIC AL AMYLOIDOSIS IN RELATION TO WHOLE-BODY AMYLOID LOAD MEASURED BY SERUM AMYLOID-P COMPONENT (SAP) CLEARANCE

Authors
CLESHAM GJ VIGUSHIN DM HAWKINS PN PEPYS MB OAKLEY CM NIHOYANNOPOULOS P
Citation
Gj. Clesham et al., ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN SYSTEMIC AL AMYLOIDOSIS IN RELATION TO WHOLE-BODY AMYLOID LOAD MEASURED BY SERUM AMYLOID-P COMPONENT (SAP) CLEARANCE, The American journal of cardiology, 80(8), 1997, pp. 1104
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:8<1104:EAOCII>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The severity of cardiac infiltration in AL amyloidosis is unrelated to whole body amyloid load as measured by serum amyloid P (SAP) tracer s tudies. Radiolabeled SAP and echocardiography permit identification of patients with severe cardiac disease with a low whole body load who m ay be the best candidates for transplantation.