Low Utilization Of Nuclear Scintigraphy For Cardiac Amyloidosis Evaluation Among Patients With Aortic Stenosis Referred For Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Due to high prevalence of ATTR cardiomyopathy among patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), routine screening using nuclear scintigraphy with bone-avid radiotracers has been recommended in this population. Real-world adoption of these recommendations, however, is variable and is incompletely characterized, especially at programs in non-North American or European countries. Accordingly, we aimed to describe the utilization of Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) scintigraphy in patients undergoing TAVR at a tertiary referral center in the Middle East.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: 162 Source Type: research