1. Usefulness of fluorine-18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography for identification of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections.
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Sarrazin JF, Philippon F, Tessier M, Guimond J, Molin F, Champagne J, Nault I, Blier L, Nadeau M, Charbonneau L, Trottier M, and O'Hara G
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- Aged, Arrhythmias, Cardiac therapy, Cardiovascular Infections epidemiology, Cardiovascular Infections etiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Morbidity trends, Myocarditis epidemiology, Myocarditis etiology, Prospective Studies, Quebec epidemiology, Radiopharmaceuticals, Reproducibility of Results, Cardiovascular Infections diagnosis, Defibrillators, Implantable microbiology, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Multimodal Imaging statistics & numerical data, Myocarditis diagnosis, Positron-Emission Tomography, Prosthesis-Related Infections diagnosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Objectives: This study evaluated the usefulness of fluorodesoxyglucose marked by fluorine-18 ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) in patients with suspected cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection., Background: CIED infection is sometimes challenging to diagnose. Because extraction is associated with significant morbidity/mortality, new imaging modalities to confirm the infection and its dissemination would be of clinical value., Methods: Three groups were compared. In Group A, 42 patients with suspected CIED infection underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Positive PET/CT was defined as abnormal uptake along cardiac devices. Group B included 12 patients without infection who underwent PET/CT 4 to 8 weeks post-implant. Group C included 12 patients implanted for >6 months without infection who underwent PET/CT for another indication. Semi-quantitative ratio (SQR) was obtained from the ratio between maximal uptake and lung parenchyma uptake., Results: In Group A, 32 of 42 patients with suspected CIED infection had positive PET/CT. Twenty-four patients with positive PET/CT underwent extraction with excellent correlation. In 7 patients with positive PET/CT, 6 were treated as superficial infection with clinical resolution. One patient with positive PET/CT but negative leukocyte scan was considered false positive due to Dacron pouch. Ten patients with negative-PET/CT were treated with antibiotics and none has relapsed at 12.9 ± 1.9 months. In Group B, patients had mild uptake seen at the level of the connector. There was no abnormal uptake in Group C patients. Median SQR was significantly higher in Group A (A = 2.02 vs. B = 1.08 vs. C = 0.57; p < 0.001)., Conclusions: PET/CT is useful in differentiating between CIED infection and recent post-implant changes. It may guide appropriate therapy., (Copyright © 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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