False‐positive bone scintigraphy denoting transthyretin amyloid in elderly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A positive nuclear scintigraphy with hydroxy bisphosphonate bone tracer (99mTc‐HPD) is believed to have high sensitivity (>99%) and specificity (91%) for the diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. We report the case of an 85‐year‐old man with increased thickness of ventricular walls a...

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Autores principales: Chimenti, Cristina, Alfarano, Maria, Maestrini, Viviana, Galea, Nicola, De Vincentis, Giuseppe, Verardo, Romina, Fedele, Francesco, Frustaci, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8318478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34032384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13339

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8318478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34032384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13339

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