Published February 15, 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Imaging cardiac amyloidosis: Patient page

  • 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.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (Online)
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 217-221
ISSN
1532-6551

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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

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Copyright (c) 2019 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology