Economical aspect of PET/CT – Guided diagnosis of suspected infective endocarditis in a patient with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Michal M Farkowski,Maciej Milkowski,Mirosław Dziuk,Mariusz Pytkowski,Marta Marciniak,Alicja Kraska,Hanna Szwed,Maciej Sterlinski

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.002

Economical aspect of PET/CT – Guided diagnosis of suspected infective endocarditis in a patient with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Michal M Farkowski, Maciej Milkowski + Show 6 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.002

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Journal: Heart & Lung - The Journal of Acute and Critical Care	Publication Date: May 22, 2014
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Affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej

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We present a case report of potential reduction of hospitalization costs due to utilization of PET/CT in a diagnostic work-up of a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and suspicion of infective endocarditis. The PET/CT scan would have shorten hospital stay, prevented clinical complications and reduced the cost of hospitalization by 45%.

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