PET scan to check heart valve infection after antibiotics
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial uses FDG-PET scans to see if a heart valve infection (endocarditis) is cured after antibiotics. It is for people with a prosthetic valve who had an active infection and a specific PET scan early in treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a prosthetic (replacement) heart valve that was put in at least 3 months ago.
- You have been diagnosed with infective endocarditis (heart valve infection) using standard criteria.
- You received an FDG-PET scan (a special imaging test) within 15 days of starting antibiotics, and it showed high activity at the valve.
- You have not had heart surgery for this infection and are not scheduled for it before the end-of-treatment PET scan.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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