Imaging for infected cardiac implantable electronic devices: A new trick for your pet

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1626-1628

  Brinker, Jeffrey ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillator; extraction; infection; pacemaker; PET scan

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE; CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860305844     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.030     Document Type: Editorial

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