Letter by Minutoli et al Regarding Article, “Reduced Myocardial 123-Iodine Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine Uptake: A Prognostic Marker in Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy”
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Reduced myocardial 123-iodine metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake: a prognostic marker in familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
BACKGROUND Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy is a hereditary form of amyloidosis characterized by sensorimotor and autonomic neuropathy, cardiac conduction defects, and infiltrative cardiomyopathy. Previous studies have suggested that myocardial sympathetic denervation assessed by 123-iodine metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging occurs early in disease progression. However, its pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1941-9651,1942-0080
DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.113.001038