Bone scintigraphy imaging of cardiac amyloidosis
Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR) amyloidosis is an aggressive, rapidly progressive, and fatal disease, for which several promising therapies are in development. This condition is frequently underdiagnosed because of the limited specificity of echocardiography and the traditional requ...
Main Authors: | Issa Menge Kuria, Samuel Nguku Gitau, Khalid Bashir Makhdomi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | World Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2019;volume=18;issue=3;spage=314;epage=316;aulast=Kuria |
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