title: Cardiopulmonary manifestations of isolated pulmonary valve infective endocarditis demonstrated with cardiac CT.
abstract: Right-sided infective endocarditis involving the pulmonary valve is rare. This pictorial essay discusses the use and findings of cardiac CT combined with delayed chest CT and noncontrast chest CT of pulmonary valve endocarditis. Cardiac CT is able to show the full spectrum of right-sided endocarditis cardiopulmonary features including manifestations that cannot be demonstrated by echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Advocate Heart Institute at Division of Cardiology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-Park Ridge, Room B-01, 1875 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA. Electronic address: edward.passen@advocatehealth.com.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Passen
authors.affiliation: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA; Summer Research Internship Program, James R. and Helen D. Russell Institute for Research and Innovation, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.
authors.forename: Zekun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Cardiac computed tomography; Computed tomography; Coronary computed tomography; Infective endocarditis; Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis; Pulmonary valve insufficiency; Right-sided endocarditis; Transesophageal echocardiogram; Transthoracic echocardiogram; Vegetation