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Evolution of PET Fixation With FDG at the End of Antibiotic Treatment of Infective Endocarditis on Valvular Prosthesis
Led by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Updated on 2025-08-05
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
136 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) and pathological valvular FDG uptake on the initial FDG-PET and not referred to valve replacement at the acute phase, the study will assess whether FDG-PET is able to identify those at increased risk of PVE relapse.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evolution of PET Fixation With FDG at the End of Antibiotic Treatment of Infective Endocarditis on Valvular Prosthesis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient aged 18 or over
- Prosthetic valve implanted surgically or by catheter for at least 3 months
- Definite infective endocarditis on a prosthetic valve according to ESC definition
- FDG-PET scan for diagnosis showing pathological uptake on the prosthetic valve performed within 15 days after starting antibiotic therapy
- No cardiac surgery performed or planned for the current infective episode before end-of-treatment FDG-PET
You will not qualify if you...
- Patient under legal protection, guardianship, or curatorship
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Not affiliated with health insurance or social security scheme
- Participating simultaneously in another FDG-PET study
- No informed consent signed
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Paris, France, France, 75018
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
F
François Rouzet, MD, PHD
CONTACT
X
Xavier Duval, MD, PHD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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