A Confounder in the Study of a Patient With Infective Endocarditis

Positron emission tomography (18FDG PET-CT) is a widely used method to help in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) is an uncommon fat deposition in the region of the interatrial septum. PET-CT images of LHIS may be indistinguishable f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JACC. Case reports 2023-12, Vol.28, p.102095, Article 102095
Hauptverfasser:	Suárez, Milagros, Calvo-Iglesias, Francisco, Sousa, Adrián, Lima, Olalla, Longueira, Rebeca, López, Ana, Rubianes, Martín, Pérez-Rodríguez, M. Teresa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	18FDG PET-CT Case Report infective endocarditis lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum
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Zusammenfassung:	Positron emission tomography (18FDG PET-CT) is a widely used method to help in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) is an uncommon fat deposition in the region of the interatrial septum. PET-CT images of LHIS may be indistinguishable from changes associated with IE. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:	2666-0849 2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102095