Morpho-metabolic post-surgical patterns of non-infected prosthetic heart valves by [18F]FDG PET/CTA: &quot;normality&quot; is a possible diagnosis.

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To define characteristic PET/CTA patterns of FDG uptake and anatomic changes following prosthetic heart valves (PVs) implantation over time, to help not to misdiagnose post-operative inflammation and avoid false-positive cases.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging

Title: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 2047-2412

ISSN (Print): 2047-2404

Publication date (Electronic): January 01 2020

Volume: 21

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.

[2 ] IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Spain.

[3 ] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

[4 ] Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.

[5 ] Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.

[6 ] Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.

[7 ] Department of Cardiac Surgery, Quirónsalud Teknon Heart Institute, Carrer de Vilana 12, Barcelona, Spain.

[8 ] Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.

[9 ] Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

[10 ] CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.

[11 ] Department of Cardiology, Hospital Quirónsalud, Plaça d'Alfonso Comín 5, Barcelona, Spain.

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Publisher Item ID: 5572144

DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez222

PubMed ID: 31539031

SO-VID: f2e7dbf2-d1c2-4306-a12c-3781f17c2e71

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Keywords: cardiac surgery,infective endocarditis,nuclear imaging,positron emission tomography,prosthetic heart valves

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Keywords: cardiac surgery, infective endocarditis, nuclear imaging, positron emission tomography, prosthetic heart valves

Morpho-metabolic post-surgical patterns of non-infected prosthetic heart valves by [18F]FDG PET/CTA: "normality" is a possible diagnosis.

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