Case summary:
- 64-year-old female with history of CRT-D implantation admitted with acute decompensated heart failure
- Found to have S. lugdunensis bacteremia
- Multifocal 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT was consistent with pacemaker lead infection
Resource Type
Cases
Clinical Topic
Cardiac PET
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