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Rapid Communication • Vol.4, Issue 1 • ISSN: 2766-2276 • Open Access • CC BY 4.0

Open Access Rapid Communication Vol.4, Issue 1 January 5, 2023

ASSUMER on PYP Scan for Cardiac Amyloid Typing and Origin: Case-Specific Corroborating Clinical Background and Genetic Analysis

DOI: 10.37871/jbres1643
Authors
Pipitsa Valsamaki*, Konstantinos Liapis, Vasileios Tsalkanis, Georgios Chalikias and Athanassios Zissimopoulos

Abstract

Suspicion for Cardiac Amyloidosis (CA) led a 75-year-old male patient with fatigue, dyspnea, and palpitations to be subjected to scintigraphic myocardial investigation with technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP, or PYP scan) in order to distinguish transthyretin-related CA (ATTR) from the light-chain Amyloidosis (AL) form. A characteristic anamnesis of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, vertebral canal stenosis, and senile cataract, as well as laboratory, Electrocardiographic (ECG), and echocardiographic exploration was compatible with a positive for ATTR PYP scan. Specific features on PYP scan, namely Apical Sparing, more marked Septal Uptake and an associated Equivalent cardiac retention, particularly heart-to-contralateral (H/CL) Ratio from 1 h to 3 h pi (“ASSUMER”) were coupled with a negative genetic analysis, verifying wild-type ATTR. The herein introduced “ASSUMER” on PYP scan could be a hallmark not only of the amyloid fibril subtype but also origin.

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Pipitsa Valsamaki*, Konstantinos Liapis, Vasileios Tsalkanis, Georgios Chalikias and Athanassios Zissimopoulos (2023). ASSUMER on PYP Scan for Cardiac Amyloid Typing and Origin: Case-Specific Corroborating Clinical Background and Genetic Analysis. Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.37871/jbres1643

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JournalJournal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences (JBRES)
ISSN2766-2276
DOI DOI 10.37871/jbres1643
Volume / IssueVol. 4, Issue 1
ReceivedDecember 27, 2022
AcceptedJanuary 3, 2023
PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Article TypeRapid Communication
Pages008-013
LicenseCC BY 4.0 — Open Access
PublisherSciRes Literature LLC, Sheridan, WY, USA
LanguageEnglish
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