Table 2.
Cardiac Evaluation in the 16 Patients Undergoing 99 mTc-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy
| Patient no. |
Age (years) |
Sex | Bilateral CTS |
99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy | Laboratory findings | ECG findings | Echocardiographic findings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Time from surgery (months) |
BNP (ng/mL) |
hs-cTnT (ng/mL) |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) |
Albumin (mg/dL) |
QRS width (ms) |
Low voltage in limb leads |
Pseudo-infarction pattern |
LVEF (%) |
IVST (mm) |
PWT (mm) |
Mean E/e´ | Apical sparing |
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| 1 | 69 | M | + | 2 | 1 | 62.3 | 0.040 | 47.1 | 3.9 | 112 | − | − | 59 | 11 | 11 | 9.4 | − |
| 2 | 85 | M | − | 2 | 3 | 105.2 | 0.039 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 90 | + | + | 61 | 11 | 11 | 10.4 | − |
| 3 | 78 | F | + | 2 | 1 | 75.0 | 0.018 | 85.8 | 4.1 | 113 | − | + | 67 | 12 | 12 | 20.9 | + |
| 4 | 78 | F | + | 1 | 13 | 59.7 | 0.015 | 80.6 | 4.7 | 110 | − | + | 58 | 11 | 8 | 23.0 | − |
| 5 | 80 | M | + | 1 | 1 | 291.0 | 0.029 | 57.7 | 3.8 | 100 | − | + | 48 | 10 | 11 | 26.3 | + |
| 6 | 86 | F | − | 0 | 2 | 76.2 | 0.032 | 53.1 | 4.2 | 88 | − | − | 65 | 10 | 8 | 6.0 | − |
| 7 | 78 | M | + | 0 | 5 | 37.7 | 0.012 | 34.2 | 3.5 | 97 | − | − | 66 | 9 | 8 | 13.0 | − |
| 8 | 84 | F | + | 0 | 6 | 55.3 | 0.015 | 49.9 | 4.3 | 88 | − | − | 65 | 9 | 9 | 14.2 | − |
| 9 | 79 | F | + | 0 | 5 | 36.5 | 0.013 | 59.7 | 4.0 | 98 | − | − | 67 | 9 | 10 | 12.1 | − |
| 10 | 93 | F | − | 0 | 10 | 57.7 | 0.020 | 56.8 | 4.4 | 95 | − | − | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17.4 | − |
| 11 | 82 | M | + | 0 | 1 | 13.4 | 0.012 | 72.9 | 4.3 | 122 | − | − | 52 | 10 | 9 | 8.1 | − |
| 12 | 78 | M | + | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 0.386 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 90 | − | − | 62 | 9 | 8 | 7.9 | − |
| 13 | 68 | M | − | 0 | 2 | 76.7 | 0.013 | 61.1 | 3.8 | 89 | − | − | 66 | 10 | 10 | 8.5 | − |
| 14 | 89 | F | − | 0 | 1 | NA | NA | 38.8 | 3.0 | 133 | − | − | 79 | 14 | 12 | NA | NA |
| 15 | 81 | F | − | 0 | 33 | 41.0 | 0.031 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 102 | − | − | 68 | 10 | 10 | 8.7 | − |
| 16 | 68 | M | + | 0 | 23 | 31.0 | 0.010 | 85.4 | 4.5 | 107 | − | − | 82 | 13 | 11 | 14.9 | − |
99 mTc-PYP, 99 mTc-labeled pyrophosphate; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; ECG, electrocardiogram; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate, determined using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study equation; F, female; hs-cTnT, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T; IVST, interventricular septal thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; M, male; NA, not available; PWT, posterior wall thickness.