Prevalence of Incidental Findings Suspicious for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis among Patients Undergoing Bone Scintigraphy: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis.

amyloidosis bone scan cardiac uptake incidental meta-analysis nuclear medicine scintigraphy transthyretin

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Sep 2023
Historique:
received: 24 07 2023
revised: 13 08 2023
accepted: 29 08 2023
medline: 9 9 2023
pubmed: 9 9 2023
entrez: 9 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The myocardial uptake of bone-seeking tracers suspicious for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) can be incidentally detected in patients undergoing bone scintigraphy for noncardiac reasons. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of these scintigraphic findings. A comprehensive literature search was performed using two bibliographic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane Library), searching for articles related to the review question. Eligible articles were selected, and relevant data were extracted by two authors. The pooled prevalence of incidental findings suspicious for ATTR-CA among patients undergoing bone scintigraphy was calculated on a per-patient-based analysis using a random-effects model. The pooled measure was provided with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) values. Among 219 records, 11 articles were selected for the systematic review and 10 for the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of incidental findings suspicious for ATTR-CA was 1.1% (95% CI: 0.7-1.4%) with heterogeneity due to the characteristics of the included studies, patients, and index tests. These findings are more prevalent in older men. The prevalence of incidental findings of ATTR-CA among patients undergoing bone scintigraphy is low but not negligible. Nuclear medicine physicians should suggest, in the scintigraphic report, further clinical investigations when these findings are detected. Prospective studies are warranted.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The myocardial uptake of bone-seeking tracers suspicious for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) can be incidentally detected in patients undergoing bone scintigraphy for noncardiac reasons. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of these scintigraphic findings.
METHODS METHODS
A comprehensive literature search was performed using two bibliographic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane Library), searching for articles related to the review question. Eligible articles were selected, and relevant data were extracted by two authors. The pooled prevalence of incidental findings suspicious for ATTR-CA among patients undergoing bone scintigraphy was calculated on a per-patient-based analysis using a random-effects model. The pooled measure was provided with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) values.
RESULTS RESULTS
Among 219 records, 11 articles were selected for the systematic review and 10 for the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of incidental findings suspicious for ATTR-CA was 1.1% (95% CI: 0.7-1.4%) with heterogeneity due to the characteristics of the included studies, patients, and index tests. These findings are more prevalent in older men.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of incidental findings of ATTR-CA among patients undergoing bone scintigraphy is low but not negligible. Nuclear medicine physicians should suggest, in the scintigraphic report, further clinical investigations when these findings are detected. Prospective studies are warranted.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37685765
pii: jcm12175698
doi: 10.3390/jcm12175698
pmc: PMC10488435
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Giorgio Treglia (G)

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6501 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Chiara Martinello (C)

School of Medicine, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.

Francesco Dondi (F)

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Domenico Albano (D)

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Francesco Bertagna (F)

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Alessio Rizzo (A)

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute, 10060 Turin, Italy.

Roberto C Delgado Bolton (RC)

Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro and Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño, Spain.
Servicio Cántabro de Salud, 39011 Santander, Spain.

Gregorio Tersalvi (G)

Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Department of Internal Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Barbara Muoio (B)

Division of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6501 Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Martin Riegger (M)

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Division of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.

Diego Cecchin (D)

Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy.

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