Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invasive procedure used routinely to obtain small samples of heart muscle, primarily for detecting rejection of a donor...

investigated. The cause of the myocarditis can be only identified by a biopsy. Endomyocardial biopsy samples are assessed for histopathology (how the tissue looks...

test is more invasive and would be performed after inconclusive endomyocardial biopsy samples. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is capable of measuring...

received a heart transplant. Diagnosis is made by endomyocardial biopsy during heart catheterization. Biopsy shows multinucleated giant cells and thus the...

used to guide the location of bioptomes during right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies, placement of catheter-delivered valvular devices, and in many...

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cardiac catheterization, and endomyocardial biopsy for special staining and for viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...

Tissue characterization Fibrofatty replacement of myocardium on endomyocardial biopsy Electrocardiographical abnormalities Epsilon waves in V1 – V3 Localized...

anti-thymocyte globulin Tricuspid valve regurgitation Repeated endomyocardial biopsy can cause bleeding and thrombosis Since the transplanted heart originates...

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pincer-shaped cutting/grasping instrument used in medicine for taking endomyocardial biopsy specimens of the heart muscle following heart transplantation in...