Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in Diagnostics of Myocarditis [PDF]
Endomyocardial biopsy as the cornerstone of diagnostics has been re-evaluated throughout the years, leaving unanswered questions on the precedence of it. The reported incidence of myocarditis has increased during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (
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Clinical relevance and outcome of routine endomyocardial biopsy to detect rejection after heart transplantation [PDF]
Background: Endomyocardial biopsy has been the cornerstone of monitoring rejection after heart transplantation for decades. Although recommendations advise routine biopsies during the first 3-12 months, this timeframe is broad, and intercenter ...
Leendert C. Kieviet, BsC +11 more
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Case Report: Primary Cardiac T-Cell Lymphoma With Complete Atrio-Ventricular Block Diagnosed by Endomyocardial Biopsy [PDF]
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare disease, the definite diagnosis of which is sometimes difficult and mainly relies on endomyocardial biopsy. Primary cardiac T-cell lymphoma (PCTL) is an extremely rare sub-type of PCL. Here, we report on a 47-year-
Panpan Chen +13 more
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Right or left endomyocardial biopsy? A systematic review with meta-analysis about complications and safety [PDF]
Background: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invasive procedure used to diagnose myocarditis and investigate other nonischaemic cardiomyopathies. However, it is still contentious whether right ventricle endomyocardial biopsy (RV-EMB) is safer than left ...
Henrique Alexsander Ferreira Neves +5 more
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How to perform an endomyocardial biopsy?
Carsten Tschöpe +4 more
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Endomyocardial biopsy in the clinical context: current indications and challenging scenarios. [PDF]
Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invasive procedure originally developed for the monitoring of heart transplant rejection. Over the year, this procedure has gained a fundamental complementary role in the diagnostic work-up of several cardiac disorders ...
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Endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral access - still safe and valuable diagnostic tool [PDF]
BackgroundThe endomyocardial biopsy has proven to be an integral diagnostic tool for surveillance of cardiac allograft rejection and identification of myocardial diseases. Nevertheless, this invasive procedure is not risk-free.
Sylwia Sławek-Szmyt +7 more
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The Role of CT-Guided Optimal Fluoroscopic Viewing Angle to Guide Right Endomyocardial Biopsy [PDF]
We report the case of a 64-year-old man with a history of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy requiring heart transplant in 2022 who underwent successful endomyocardial biopsy using patient-specific computed tomographic fluoroscopic projections.
Ali Zgheib, MD +4 more
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A phantom for targeted endomyocardial biopsy training. [PDF]
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