Not all that sparkles is amyloid: a false positive pyrophosphate scan leading to a misdiagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

30 August 2026 (13:59 - 14:15)

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Doctor Alexander Cotter

University of Hawaii, Honolulu (United States of America)

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