Endocarditis Presenting as Right Atrial Mass, Diagnosed with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET: A Case Report.

Alexandra RamosIsadora Sande Mathias Mouaz H Al MallahMiguel Quinones

Published in: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal (2023)

We report a case of a 55-year-old male with a history of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia whose initial transesophageal echocardiography revealed a cardiac mass attached to the right atrium. Because of the uncommon location of the mass, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET was used to confirm the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
pet ct
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
left ventricular
staphylococcus aureus
pet imaging
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary hypertension
left atrial
vena cava
single cell
pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary arterial hypertension