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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug;28(4):1798-1801.
doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02181-6. Epub 2020 May 10.

Interpreting technetium-99m pyrophosphate cardiac scans to diagnose transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: Need for due diligence

Brian Butera  1 , Diane Klingler  1 , James K Mccord  1 , Karthik Ananthasubramaniam  2
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Interpreting technetium-99m pyrophosphate cardiac scans to diagnose transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: Need for due diligence

Brian Butera et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Aug.
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