Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Infective endocarditis is a heterogeneous condition whose incidence is rising. Despite advances in surgery and diagnostic methods, one-year mortality has not changed and it remains at 30%. Patients with prosthetic valve and intra-cardiac device–related endocarditis are being seen more frequently and...
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| description | Infective endocarditis is a heterogeneous condition whose incidence is rising. Despite advances in surgery and diagnostic methods, one-year mortality has not changed and it remains at 30%. Patients with prosthetic valve and intra-cardiac device–related endocarditis are being seen more frequently and this condition is difficult to diagnose with conventional microbiological and imaging techniques. The modified Duke criteria lack sensitivity in this group and should be supplemented with newer imaging techniques, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). In this article, we discuss these techniques and their role in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2069e91a44c427eaaec986b713e046a2022-12-21T20:20:41ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022018-05-01710.12688/f1000research.13791.114991Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved]Daniel Harding0Bernard Prendergast1Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UKDepartment of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UKInfective endocarditis is a heterogeneous condition whose incidence is rising. Despite advances in surgery and diagnostic methods, one-year mortality has not changed and it remains at 30%. Patients with prosthetic valve and intra-cardiac device–related endocarditis are being seen more frequently and this condition is difficult to diagnose with conventional microbiological and imaging techniques. The modified Duke criteria lack sensitivity in this group and should be supplemented with newer imaging techniques, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). In this article, we discuss these techniques and their role in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.https://f1000research.com/articles/7-674/v1 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Harding Bernard Prendergast Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] F1000Research |
| title | Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_full | Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_fullStr | Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_short | Advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [version 1; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_sort | advanced imaging improves the diagnosis of infective endocarditis version 1 referees 2 approved |
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