Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report.
Ilenia MagnaniAlberto SpadottoPasquale PaolissoAlberto FoàCarlo SaviniDavide PaciniCarmine PizziNazzareno GalièPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
Our case report focuses on the importance of imaging-guided treatment of purulent pericardial diseases, in particular on the emerging role of 18 F-labelled 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in pericardial diseases and on the management of transient constrictive pericarditis, often seen after thoracic surgery.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- aortic valve replacement
- thoracic surgery
- case report
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- pet ct
- pet imaging
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- dual energy
- adipose tissue
- cerebral ischemia
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic syndrome
- mass spectrometry
- blood brain barrier