Ana Devesa, Eman Rashed, Noah Moss, Philip M Robson, Renata Pyzik, Julie Roldan, Sarah Taimur, Meenakshi M Rana, Kimberly Ashley, Anna Young, Gopi Patel, Kiran Mahmoud, Sumeet S Mitter, Anuradha Lala, Maya Barghash, Arieh Fox, Ashish Correa, Preethi Pirlamarla, Johanna Contreras, Aditya Parikh, Donna Mancini, Adam Jacobi, Nasrin Ghesani, Somali C Gavane, Munir Ghesani, Shinobu Itagaki, Anelechi Anyanwu, Zahi A Fayad, Maria Giovanna Trivieri
BACKGROUND: Previous retrospective studies suggest a good diagnostic performance of 18 F-FDG-PET/CT in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections. Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the role of PET/CT in the characterization and impact on clinical management of LVAD infections. METHODS: 40 patients (58[53-62] years) with suspected LVAD infection and 5 controls (69[64-71] years) underwent 18 F-FDG-PET/CT. Four LVAD components were evaluated: exit site and subcutaneous driveline (peripheral), pump pocket, and outflow graft...
November 9, 2023: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation