Open AccessFDG-PET/CT for driveline infection in a patient with implantable left ventricular assist device
Author(s) -
Takeo Fujino,
Taiki Higo,
Yoshihisa Tanoue,
Tomomi Ide
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jev234
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , cardiology , radiology , heart failure
The patient in this case was a 41-year-old man who had undergone implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation (DuraHeart, Terumo, Japan) 8 months before due to refractory heart failure caused by hypertensive heart disease. The patient had suffered from epigastric pain for 1 week, and a plain computed tomography (CT) scan did not show any causal diseases. As it …
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