Usefulness of relative apical longitudinal strain index to predict positive 99m Tc-labeled pyrophosphate scintigraphy findings in advanced-age patients with suspected transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Hiroki UsukuSeiji TakashioEiichiro YamamotoYui KinoshitaMasato NishiFumi OikeKyohei MarumeKyoko HirakawaNoriaki TabataSeitaro OdaYohei MisumiMitsuharu UedaHiroaki KawanoKoichi KaikitaKenichi MatsushitaYukio AndoHirotaka MatsuiKenichi Tsujita

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

A high RapLSI can raise the pretest probability of 99m Tc-PYP scintigraphy in patients with a low score according to the Kumamoto criteria. The RapLSI can assist clinicians in determining strategies for these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
heart failure
pet ct
prognostic factors
palliative care
cross sectional
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes