A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, this research is among the first of its kind to identify the prevalence and outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis among the general population.
Nuclear medicine bone scan study identifies prevalence and outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis
A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, this research is among the first of its kind to identify the prevalence and outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis among the general population.