Acute inflammatory aortitis: utility of hybrid imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography in diagnosis and follow-up | Zendy

Eric T. McWilliams | Zendy; Katarzyna K. Dickinson | Zendy; David Walker | Zendy; Vivek Raman | Zendy

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Acute inflammatory aortitis: utility of hybrid imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography in diagnosis and follow-up

Author(s) -

Eric T. McWilliams,

Katarzyna K. Dickinson,

David Walker,

Vivek Raman

Publication year - 2011

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/ejechocard/jer188

Subject(s) - medicine , aortitis , radiology , regurgitation (circulation) , positron emission tomography , computed tomography , endocarditis , chest pain , maculopapular rash , back pain , abdominal pain , aorta , cardiology , rash , pathology , alternative medicine

A 63-year-old lady presented with abdominal pain, night sweats, and headache. She had a maculopapular rash, diastolic murmur, and fever. Urinalysis was positive for blood and she was treated as endocarditis. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) revealed small mobile densities on the aortic leaflets (Supplementary data online, Video S1 ), suspicious for vegetations and moderate regurgitation. Blood …

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