Diagnostic Efficacy of Cardiac Scintigraphy with 99mTc-Pyrophosphate for Latent Myocardial Inflammation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Objectives. This work aimed to study the efficacy of hybrid 99mTc-Pyrophosphate SPECT/CT for diagnosis of latent inflammatory processes in the myocardium of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods. The study comprised 34 patients aged 44 ± 9 years with AF of unknown etiology referred for rad...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Cardiology Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5983751 |