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SUBMITTER: Jonker DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599160 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jonker Daphne L DL Hazenberg Bouke P C BPC Nienhuis Hans L A HLA Slart Riemer H J A RHJA Glaudemans Andor W J M AWJM Noordzij Walter W
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 20181029 5
<h4>Background</h4>Nuclear imaging modalities using <sup>123</sup>Iodine-metaiodobenzylguanidine (<sup>123</sup>I-MIBG) and bone seeking tracers identify early cardiac involvement in ATTRm amyloidosis patients. However, little is known whether results from <sup>123</sup>I-MIBG scintigraphy actually correlate to markers for either cardiac autonomic neuropathy or cardiomyopathy.<h4>Methods</h4>All TTR mutation carriers and ATTRm patients who underwent both <sup>123</sup>I-MIBG and <sup>99m</sup>Te ...[more]