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

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

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	38-42
Number of pages	5
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1223
State	Published - 2023

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endocarditis
FDG-PET
transesophageal echocardiogram

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