(18)F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis and Management of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Implantable continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used in end-stage heart failure treatment as a bridge-to-transplant and destination therapy (DT). However, LVADs still have major drawbacks, such as infections that can cause morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately,...

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Autores principales: Akin, Sakir, Muslem, Rahat, Constantinescu, Alina A., Manintveld, Olivier C., Birim, Ozcan, Brugts, Jasper J., Maat, Alexander P.W.M., Fröberg, Alida C., Bogers, Ad J.J.C., Caliskan, Kadir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5839716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000552

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5839716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000552

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