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

Alexandra Ramos; Isadora Sande Mathias; Mouaz Al-Mallah; Miguel Quinones

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1223

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

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 19 (2023): Issue 1

By: Alexandra Ramos, Isadora Sande Mathias , Mouaz Al-Mallah and Miguel Quinones

Open Access

|Apr 2023

Abstract

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.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1223 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 38 - 42

Accepted on: Mar 9, 2023

Published on: Apr 24, 2023

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

endocarditis,

FDG-PET,

transesophageal echocardiogram

© 2023 Alexandra Ramos, Isadora Sande Mathias, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Miguel Quinones, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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