Myocardial biopsy: techniques and indications

Heart. 2018 Jun;104(11):950-958. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311382. Epub 2017 Oct 14.

Authors

Rohin Francis¹, Clive Lewis¹

Affiliation

¹ Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

PMID: 29032361
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311382

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac imaging and diagnostics; heart failure; heart transplantation; myocarditis.

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / pathology
Biopsy / adverse effects
Biopsy / instrumentation
Biopsy / methods
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / pathology
Eosinophilia / pathology
Equipment Design
Forecasting
Graft Rejection / pathology
Heart Failure / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Heart Transplantation
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Humans
Myocardium / pathology*
Specimen Handling / methods
Treatment Outcome