title: Intense pyrophosphate heart uptake with insignificant coronary stenosis.
abstract: A patient with intense technetium pyrophosphate myocardial activity is presented. The scintigraphic findings are unique in that a pattern consistent with extensive myocardial necrosis was present, but no significant coronary artery stenosis was present by coronary cineangiography.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013667:Technetium