Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.

Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.

We report the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT for the detection and therapy evaluation of the infective vegetation. A 64-year-old man with history of aortic valve replacement presented with 2 months of fever without identifiable cause. Echocardiogram showed no inflammation vegetation or abnormality of me...

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Main Authors: Alisa Klaipetch, Osamu Manabe, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Satoru Chiba, Masanao Naya, Shiro Yamada, Kenji Hirata, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Nagara Tamaki
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-518232018-09-04T06:09:49Z Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement. Alisa Klaipetch Osamu Manabe Noriko Oyama-Manabe Satoru Chiba Masanao Naya Shiro Yamada Kenji Hirata Hiroyuki Tsutsui Nagara Tamaki Medicine We report the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT for the detection and therapy evaluation of the infective vegetation. A 64-year-old man with history of aortic valve replacement presented with 2 months of fever without identifiable cause. Echocardiogram showed no inflammation vegetation or abnormality of mechanical valve function. FDG PET/CT with 50 IU/kg IV heparin revealed focal uptakes near the mechanical aortic valve. After antibiotics therapy, fever was ameliorated, and FDG PET/CT findings showed markedly decreased uptake of the lesions. FDG PET/CT is a powerful tool to detect endocarditis even in patients with no anatomical abnormalities. 2018-09-04T06:09:49Z 2018-09-04T06:09:49Z 2012-12-01 Journal 15360229 2-s2.0-84876073278 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84876073278&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51823
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Alisa Klaipetch
Osamu Manabe
Noriko Oyama-Manabe
Satoru Chiba
Masanao Naya
Shiro Yamada
Kenji Hirata
Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Nagara Tamaki
Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
description We report the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT for the detection and therapy evaluation of the infective vegetation. A 64-year-old man with history of aortic valve replacement presented with 2 months of fever without identifiable cause. Echocardiogram showed no inflammation vegetation or abnormality of mechanical valve function. FDG PET/CT with 50 IU/kg IV heparin revealed focal uptakes near the mechanical aortic valve. After antibiotics therapy, fever was ameliorated, and FDG PET/CT findings showed markedly decreased uptake of the lesions. FDG PET/CT is a powerful tool to detect endocarditis even in patients with no anatomical abnormalities.
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author Alisa Klaipetch
Osamu Manabe
Noriko Oyama-Manabe
Satoru Chiba
Masanao Naya
Shiro Yamada
Kenji Hirata
Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Nagara Tamaki
author_facet Alisa Klaipetch
Osamu Manabe
Noriko Oyama-Manabe
Satoru Chiba
Masanao Naya
Shiro Yamada
Kenji Hirata
Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Nagara Tamaki
author_sort Alisa Klaipetch
title Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
title_short Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
title_full Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
title_fullStr Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
title_sort cardiac (18)f-fdg pet/ct with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.
publishDate 2018
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