Myocardial Uptake of Tc-99m MDP in Chronic Renal Failure With Cardiomyopathy.
- Author:
Sung Eun KIM
;
Hyung Sun SOHN
;
Yong An CHUNG
;
Young Ha PARK
;
Sung Hoon KIM
;
Soo Kyo CHUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Renal failure;
Cardiomyopathy
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies*;
Humans;
Hypercalcemia;
Infarction;
Kidney Failure, Chronic*;
Myocardium;
Renal Dialysis;
Renal Insufficiency;
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
- From:Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2000;34(3):260-263
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A uremic patient on hemodialysis, who had concurrent cardiomyopathy showed intense myocardial uptake of (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP). The presumed cause of Uptake in the myocardium is metastatic calcification due to hypercalcemia secondary to the renal failure. However, supplementary mechanism caused by cardiomyopathy should be considered. We describe a case with bone tracer uptake in the myocardium in the absence of infarction in a patient with chronic renal failure,
