Use of Multimodality Imaging in Diagnosing Invasive Fungal Diseases of the Heart

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Jun;10(6):e006550. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.006550.
No abstract available

Keywords: Mucor; aspergillosis; candidiasis; chest pain; dyspnea.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Aspergillosis / therapy
  • Biopsy
  • Candidiasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Candidiasis / therapy
  • Debridement
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Endocarditis / therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve / drug effects
  • Mitral Valve / microbiology
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mucormycosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mucormycosis / microbiology
  • Mucormycosis / therapy
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Valve / drug effects
  • Pulmonary Valve / microbiology
  • Pulmonary Valve / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tricuspid Valve / microbiology
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents