Gallium-SPECT in the detection of prosthetic valve endocarditis and aortic ring abscess.
J Nucl Med
; 32(9): 1791-3, 1991 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-1880582
ABSTRACT
A 52-yr-old man who had a bioprosthetic aortic valve developed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Despite antibiotic therapy he had persistent pyrexia and developed new conduction system disturbances. Echocardiography did not demonstrate vegetations on the valve or an abscess, but gallium scintigraphy using SPECT clearly identified a focus of intense activity in the region of the aortic valve. The presence of valvular vegetations and a septal abscess was confirmed at autopsy. Gallium scintigraphy, using SPECT, provided a useful noninvasive method for the demonstration of endocarditis and the associated valve ring abscess.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Bioprótesis
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Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
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Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único
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Absceso
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
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Radioisótopos de Galio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nucl Med
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá