Apical Sparing Pattern of Longitudinal Strain and Positive Bone Scintigraphy in Metastatic Myocardial Calcification

Overview

Journal JACC Case Rep

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2021 Jul 28

PMID 34317352

Citations 2

Authors

Kathleen W Zhang

Justin S Sadhu

Brent W Miller

Daniel C Brennan

Andrew J Bierhals

Jie-Fu Chen

Chieh-Yu Lin

Justin M Vader

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Abstract

An apical sparing pattern of longitudinal strain and positive radionuclide bone scintigraphy are believed to be specific for the diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. We report on a young woman with apical sparing of longitudinal strain and positive bone scintigraphy who was found to have metastatic myocardial calcification at autopsy. ().

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