Early identification of amyloid heart disease by technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphy: a study with familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Am. Heart J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(87)90703-4· OSTI ID:6595616

Hongo, M; Hirayama, J; Fujii, T; Yamada, H; Okubo, S; Kusama, S; Ikeda, S

To determine whether technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (Tc-99m-PYP) scanning or two-dimensional echocardiography can detect amyloid heart disease in an earlier stage of familial amyloid polyneuropathy, 15 patients were examined. Although 10 of the 15 patients had no clinical evidence of congestive heart failure, as well as normal ventricular wall thickness and normal values for left ventricular systolic function, five (50%) of them showed mild or moderate myocardial uptake. On the other hand, none had characteristic highly refractile myocardial echoes on the two-dimensional echocardiographic images (p less than 0.01), and values for diastolic function were reduced in four of the five and normal in the remaining one. In 85 control subjects, diffuse positive pyrophosphate scans of the heart were found in four (5%) of them (three with dilated cardiomyopathy and one with sarcoidosis), and highly refractile granular sparkling echoes were observed in nine (11%) (five with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, three with aortic stenosis, and one with hypereosinophilic syndrome). We conclude that Tc-99m-PYP scanning is a more sensitive and specific method and may have the potential ability to detect amyloid heart disease in the earlier stage of familial amyloid polyneuropathy than two-dimensional echocardiography.

• Research Organization: Shinshu Univ. School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6595616
• Journal Information: Am. Heart J.; (United States), Vol. 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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