Reduction in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on serial cardiac positron emission tomography is associated with improved left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

Michael T. Osborne1, Edward Hulten2, Avinainder Singh3, Alfonso H. Waller2, Márcio Bittencourt2, Garrick C. Stewart4, Jon Hainer2, Venkatesh L. Murthy5, Hicham Skali2, Sharmila Dorbala2, Marcelo F. Di Carli2, Ron Blankstein2
1Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
3Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
4Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
5Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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