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This might include an electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, or a special test called a pyrophosphate scan, which can detect amyloid deposits in the heart.
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
The fry: made with vegetable oils; salt; sodium acid pyrophosphate; and both annatto and caramel colors.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
Weighing in at one ounce under a pound, this bread was made with a number of ingredients that required a Google search to identify, including leavening agents calcium sulfate, sodium acid pyrophosphate and monocalcium phosphate and palm wax.
—Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022
Pseudogout, which as its name suggests can be confused for gout, is caused by a different crystal, calcium pyrophosphate.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
The fry: made with vegetable oils; salt; sodium acid pyrophosphate; and both annatto and caramel colors.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
Weighing in at one ounce under a pound, this bread was made with a number of ingredients that required a Google search to identify, including leavening agents calcium sulfate, sodium acid pyrophosphate and monocalcium phosphate and palm wax.
—Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022
Pseudogout, which as its name suggests can be confused for gout, is caused by a different crystal, calcium pyrophosphate.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
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“Pyrophosphate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrophosphate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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pyrophosphate
noun
py·ro·phos·phate
-ˈfäs-ˌfāt 
: a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
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