Published February 15, 2019
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Journal article
Imaging cardiac amyloidosis: Patient page
Creators
- 1. Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Departments of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital (United States)
- 2. Harvard Medical School, Cardiac Amyloidosis Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital (United States)
Description
Amyloidosis is a disease that develops when abnormally folded proteins collect together to form amyloid fibrils, which deposit in various organs and cause organ damage. Amyloidosis in the heart can be identified by using various imaging tests. This patient page provides an overview of imaging in cardiac amyloidosis.
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 217-221
- ISSN
- 1532-6551
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 52002109
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology