FDG-PET/CT for driveline infection in a patient with implantable left ventricular assist device

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jan;17(1):23. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev234. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

Authors

Takeo Fujino¹, Taiki Higo², Yoshihisa Tanoue³, Tomomi Ide¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan;
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; higo@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.

PMID: 26420292
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev234

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Positron-Emission Tomography* / methods
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Ciprofloxacin