Hybrid 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT angiography in percutaneous pulmonary prosthetic valve endocarditis

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Oct 1;19(10):1188-1189. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey082.

Authors

Laurens E Swart^{1

2}, Jolien W Roos-Hesselink², Roelf Valkema¹, Carolina A M Schurink³, Ricardo P J Budde^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29912304
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jey082

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Computed Tomography Angiography*
Echocardiography
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / drug therapy
Floxacillin / administration & dosage
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology
Pulmonary Atresia / complications
Pulmonary Atresia / surgery
Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Rifampin / administration & dosage

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Floxacillin
Rifampin