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Can Amyloidosis Be Diagnosed Only By Heart Screening ? Or You Need Blood Tests To Be Sure ?
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posted April 3
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PYP results – quote from ASNC Practice Points, cited in 2022
β€œWhile grade 2-3 or H/CL >1.5 uptake is strongly suggestive of TTR amyloidosis, any degree of 99mTc-PYP uptake can also be seen in AL amyloidosis, and as such a complete evaluation is warranted to exclude this diagnosis.”

posted April 22
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I believe you need to rule out AL amyloidosis with blood and urine tests first . But yes, a PYP scan can determine if you have it or not.

posted April 3

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