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Usefulness of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography angiography in a patient with blood culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated with perivalvular abscess: a case report
BACKGROUND: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a life-threatening systemic infection involving a high mortality rate and severe complications, including perivalvular abscess. Early diagnosis and detection of PVE continue to be challenging in clinical settings. CASE SUMMARY: A 64-year-old man wit...
Autores principales: | Miura, Shiro, Naya, Masanao, Yamashita, Takehiro, Ohkawa, Youhei |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz171 |
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