A Rare Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Presenting as Biatrial Inflammation Seen on 18F-FDG-PET

A Rare Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Presenting as Biatrial Inflammation Seen on 18F-FDG-PET

Isolated atrial myocarditis, a rare clinical entity, is presented in this case report as the diagnosis in a patient with new-onset atrial fibrillation. Our findings emphasize the potential for atrial arrhythmias and their unusual presentation; the role of multimodal imaging, especially 18F-FDG-PET/C...

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Main Authors: Rachad Ghazal, MD, Adnan Ahmed, MD, Danish Bawa, MD, Vasvi Singh, MD, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
18F-FDG-PET/CT
atrial arrhythmias
biatrial inflammation
cardiac magnetic resonance
immunosuppressive therapy
isolated atrial myocarditis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923004503

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