In:
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 39, No. 1 ( 2022-07-15), p. 201-208
Abstract:
Transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis is a debilitating systemic disease often associated with symptomatic cardiac involvement. Diagnosis has dramatically changed with the advent of Technetium-99 m pyrophosphate (Tc-PYP) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). With the ability to diagnose ATTR amyloidosis noninvasively and offer newer therapies, it is increasingly important to identify which patients should be referred for this testing. Relative apical sparing of longitudinal strain on echocardiogram can be potentially used to screen such patients. We sought to describe electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram (TTE) findings, including relative apical sparing of longitudinal strain, in ATTR amyloidosis patients diagnosed non-invasively with 99m Tc-PYP imaging. This was a single-center, retrospective study with 64 patients who underwent 99m Tc-PYP imaging between June 2016 and February 2019. Relative apical longitudinal strain was calculated from left ventricular longitudinal strain (LV LS) values. No ECG parameters were meaningfully associated with of 99 m Tc-PYP positive patients. LV mass index (p = 0.001), IVSd (p 〈 0.001), and LVPWd ( 〈 0.001) demonstrated a highly significant difference between positive and negative 99m Tc-PYP groups. 99m Tc-PYP positive patients had a higher relative apical sparing of LV LS (p 〈 0.001), and notably, no 99m Tc-PYP negative patient had a ratio 〉 1.0. The finding of relative apical sparing of longitudinal strain can reliably guide clinicians in triaging which patients to consider ordering 99m Tc-PYP imaging for the noninvasive diagnosis of wild type cardiac amyloidosis. A patient with clinically suggestive features and an LV LS relative apical sparing ratio 〉 0.8 can be considered for 99m Tc-PYP imaging to evaluate for ATTR cardiac amyloidosis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1875-8312
DOI:
10.1007/s10554-022-02692-y
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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2008950-8
