Pyrophosphate heart scan in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis.
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Pyrophosphate heart scan in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis.
Scintigraphic examination of the myocardium, using 99mTc-labelled pyrophosphate, was carried out in 17 patients suffering from systemic sclerosis. This connective tissue disorder very often affects the myocardium secondarily. The results of the cardiac scan were compared with the information obtained from the electrocardiogram of systolic time intervals. In addition, spirometry was undertaken t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1982
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.47.1.90