AL Cardiac Amyloidosis Presenting as Grade 3 ATTR Mimicry on Scintigraphy
Grade 3 uptake in AL is an infrequent finding indicating advanced myocardial infiltration and poor prognosis. Hematologic screening is mandatory before interpreting scintigraphy to prevent misclassifying severe AL as transthyretin amyloidosis.
Authors
- Martínez Ef
- J. Michaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-7209)
- Alexis Zambrano Zambrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0379-2467)
- C Gonzalo Sánchez
- L Llamas Lopez
- Kevin Zambrano Zambrano
- Julio Martínez Salazar
- Brian de Jesús Bernal Alferes
Institutions
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología (MX)
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106595
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00