Positron emission tomography in patients with suspected pacing system infections may play a critical role in difficult cases

• Published in: Heart rhythm Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 1478 - 1481
• Main Authors: Ploux, Sylvain, MD, Riviere, Annalisa, MD, Amraoui, Sana, MD, Whinnett, Zachary, MD, PhD, Barandon, Laurent, MD, PhD, Lafitte, Stephane, MD, PhD, Ritter, Philippe, MD, Papaioannou, Georgios, MD, Clementy, Jacques, MD, Jais, Pierre, MD, Bordenave, Laurence, MD, Haissaguerre, Michel, MD, Bordachar, Pierre, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Aged; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy; Bacterial Infections - diagnosis; Bacterial Infections - diagnostic imaging; Bacterial Infections - etiology; Cardiovascular; Case-Control Studies; Endocarditis; Female; Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Male; Pacemaker Infection; Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects; Positron emission tomographic scan; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Radiopharmaceuticals; Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis; Surgical Wound Infection - diagnostic imaging; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; FDG-PET/CT; Positron emission tomographic scan; Endocarditis; FDG; 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; Pacemaker Infection; 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography

Background A pacemaker recipient may be hospitalized recurrently with an infection of unknown origin despite detailed investigations. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scanning has a...