Tc-99m pyrophosphate myocardial scanning in Chagas' disease.
Chagas' disease is a serious protozoan infection affecting up to 20% of populations in some endemic areas. Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy occur in 50% of patients who go on to develop chronic Chagas' disease. We have studied a patient with no overt cardiac symptoms who revealed intense myocardial uptake of Tc-99m pyrophosphate. The significance of this finding in relation to early detection and progress of therapy is explored.
D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
D011756:Diphosphates; D013667:Technetium