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F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positive emission tomography/CT imaging for left ventricular assist device-associated infections in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2018

Mohammed Absi ,
Claire Bocchini ,
Jack F. Price  and
Iki Adachi
Mohammed Absi*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Claire Bocchini
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Jack F. Price
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Iki Adachi
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
*
*Author for correspondence: M. Absi, Departments of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 49 N Dunlap, Memphis, TN 38015, USA. Tel: 901-287-6380; Fax: 901-287-5970; E-mail: mabsi@uthsc.edu
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Abstract

Left ventricular assist device implantation is an important therapeutic option for children with end-stage heart failure. However, device-related complications such as infection may occur while the patient is supported. Device-associated infection can be life-threatening, and early detection is critical. F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and CT is a highly sensitive imaging modality for the detection of an inflammatory response and is useful to evaluate the response to antibiotic therapy. We present two case reports of a left ventricular assist device-associated infection detected by F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and CT in children.

Keywords

CardiomyopathyF-fluorodeoxyglucose-positive emission tomography/CTleft ventricular assist deviceinfectionechocardiography and scans
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 10 , October 2018 , pp. 1157 - 1159
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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