Utility of indium-111-antimyosin scintigraphy for diagnosis of myocardial damage in systemic sclerosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The diagnosis of myocardial disease related to systemic sclerosis is often difficult, but it is clinically relevant since the occurrence of a specific ventricular dysfunction is of poor prognosis. This article reports a case of systemic sclerosis with a subacute episode of myocardial disease assessed by 111In-antimyosin antibody, a specific marker of the necrotic myocardial fiber.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Organometallic Compounds
- Scleroderma, Systemic