Looking for Some Hot Stuff: FDG-avidity in Genetic Cardiomyopathy

GRAND ROUND OBJECTIVES

• Understand the classification of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and its limitations
• Discuss how FDG-PET is non-specific to classical inflammatory cardiomyopathy and may indicate metabolic changes
• Highlight some ongoing research at UW we are doing to understand mechanism and prevalence of FDG-avidity in genetic cardiomyopathy

ACCREDITATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR GRAND ROUNDS

The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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