Circulation Journal
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Combination of Commonly Examined Parameters Is a Useful Predictor of Positive 99 mTc-Labeled Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy Findings in Elderly Patients With Suspected Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Kyohei MarumeSeiji TakashioMasato NishiKyoko HirakawaMasahiro YamamotoShinsuke HanataniSeitaro OdaDaisuke UtsunomiyaShinya ShiraishiMitsuharu UedaTaro YamashitaKenji SakamotoEiichiro YamamotoKoichi KaikitaYasuhiro IzumiyaYasuyuki YamashitaYukio AndoKenichi Tsujita
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2019 Volume 83 Issue 8 Pages 1698-1708

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Background:A recent study revealed a high prevalence of transthyretin (TTR) cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in elderly patients. 99 mTc-labeled pyrophosphate (99 mTc-PYP) scintigraphy is a remarkably sensitive and specific modality for TTR-CA, but is only available in specialist centres; thus, it is important to raise the pretest probability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients with 99 mTc-PYP positivity and make recommendations about patient selection for 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy.

Methods and Results:We examined 181 consecutive patients aged ≥70 years who underwent 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy at Kumamoto University Hospital between January 2012 and December 2018. Logistic regression analyses showed that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) ≥0.0308 ng/mL, left ventricular posterior wall thickness ≥13.6 mm, and wide QRS (QRS ≥120 ms) were strongly associated with 99 mTc-PYP positivity. We developed a new index for predicting 99 mTc-PYP positivity by adding 1 point for each of the 3 factors. The 99 mTc-PYP positive rate increased by a factor of 4.57 for each 1-point increase (P<0.001). Zero points corresponded to a negative predictive value of 87% and 3 points corresponded to a positive predictive value of 96% for 99 mTc-PYP positivity.

Conclusions:The combination of biochemical (hs-cTnT), physiological (wide QRS), and structural (left ventricular posterior wall thickness) findings can raise the pretest probability for 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy. It can assist clinicians in determining management strategies for elderly patients with suspected CA.

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