RecruitingNCT04792281

Impact of FDG-PET/CT on Management of Patients with Native Valve Infective Endocarditis


Sponsor

Montreal Heart Institute

Enrollment

97 participants

Start Date

Aug 31, 2021

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The proposed study is a multicentric prospective observational cohort study of patients with suspected NVE. The study population includes those with Possible IE according to the modified Duke criteria and investigated at one of the 6 participating sites which include 2 cardiac centers, the MHI and the IUCPQ, as well as 4 tertiary care centers, the Jewish General Hospital , the McGill University Health Centre and the CHUS.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • years of age or older, capable to provide informed consent;
  • Referred for a FDG-PET/CT study
  • Classified as having Possible IE prior to FDG-PET/CT imaging;
  • Patients must be able to tolerate the physical/logistical requirements of a PET/CT scan.

Exclusion Criteria3

  • Subjects with prosthetic cardiac valve and/or CIED;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding female;
  • Body mass index > 45 kg/m2.

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Locations(6)

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal Heart Institute

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

McGill University Health Center

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

University Institute of Cardiology and Respirology of Quebec

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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