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Rapid Communication • Vol.4, Issue 1 • ISSN: 2766-2276 • Open Access • CC BY 4.0
ASSUMER on PYP Scan for Cardiac Amyloid Typing and Origin: Case-Specific Corroborating Clinical Background and Genetic Analysis
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 (“ASSUMERâ€) 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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| Journal | Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences (JBRES) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2766-2276 |
| DOI | DOI 10.37871/jbres1643 |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 1 |
| Published | January 5, 2023 |
| Article Type | Rapid Communication |
| Pages | 008-013 |
| License | CC BY 4.0 — Open Access |
| Publisher | SciRes Literature LLC, Sheridan, WY, USA |
| Language | English |
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