PET scan in suspected but unproven pacemaker endocarditis

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Feb;105(2):125-6. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.04.011. Epub 2011 Oct 28.

Authors

Sana Amraoui¹, Jeannette Texier-Maugein, Pierre Bordachar

Affiliation

¹ University Bordeaux, hôpital cardiologique Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux-Pessac, France.

PMID: 22424331
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.04.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Device Removal
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Male
Multimodal Imaging
Mycobacterium / isolation & purification
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18