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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in [[restrictive cardiomyopathy]]. [[Serum amyloid P component]] (SAP) scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits. | Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in [[restrictive cardiomyopathy]]. [[Serum amyloid P component]] (SAP) scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits. | ||
==Other Imaging | ==Other Imaging Findings== | ||
* In addition, all amyloid deposits contain [[serum amyloid P component]] (SAP), a circulating protein of the [[pentraxin]] family. [[Radionuclide]] SAP scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits in patients. | * In addition, all amyloid deposits contain [[serum amyloid P component]] (SAP), a circulating protein of the [[pentraxin]] family. [[Radionuclide]] SAP scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits in patients. | ||
* Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in [[restrictive cardiomyopathy]]. Doppler studies may show abnormal wall motion early in the disease process. | * Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in [[restrictive cardiomyopathy]]. Doppler studies may show abnormal wall motion early in the disease process. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in restrictive cardiomyopathy. Serum amyloid P component (SAP) scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits.
Other Imaging Findings
- In addition, all amyloid deposits contain serum amyloid P component (SAP), a circulating protein of the pentraxin family. Radionuclide SAP scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits in patients.
- Tissue Doppler and myocardial strain rate imaging has been proven to be very sensitive for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction in restrictive cardiomyopathy. Doppler studies may show abnormal wall motion early in the disease process.