A Confounder in the Study of a Patient With Infective Endocarditis

Milagros Suárez, MD; Francisco Calvo-Iglesias, MD, PhD; Adrián Sousa, MD; Olalla Lima, MD; Rebeca Longueira, MD; Ana López, MD; Martín Rubianes, MD; M. Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2023)

A Confounder in the Study of a Patient With Infective Endocarditis

Milagros Suárez, MD,
Francisco Calvo-Iglesias, MD, PhD,
Adrián Sousa, MD,
Olalla Lima, MD,
Rebeca Longueira, MD,
Ana López, MD,
Martín Rubianes, MD,
M. Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Milagros Suárez, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain
Francisco Calvo-Iglesias, MD, PhD: Cardiology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Adrián Sousa, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain
Olalla Lima, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain
Rebeca Longueira, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain
Ana López, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain
Martín Rubianes, MD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
M. Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, MD, PhD: Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain; Address for correspondence: Dr M. Teresa Pérez Rodríguez, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Estrada Clara Campoamor, 341, 36213, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
p. 102095

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Positron emission tomography (18FDG PET-CT) is a widely used method to help in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) is an uncommon fat deposition in the region of the interatrial septum. PET-CT images of LHIS may be indistinguishable from changes associated with IE. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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