1. [Endomyocardial biopsy. Revision and experience of 176 procedures].
- Author
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San Luis-Miranda R, Lázaro-Castillo JL, Munayer-Calderón J, Ramírez-Reyes HA, Arias-Monroy L, Aldana-Pérez T, Amaya-Hernández A, León-Avila JL, and Gómez-Campos G
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Biopsy adverse effects, Biopsy methods, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardium pathology
- Abstract
Endomyocardial biopsy (EB) is often used in the clinical evaluation of several cardiac disease. Hundred-seventy-six consecutive procedures were performed in 65 patients, 43 men and 22 women mean age was 29.86 +/- 11.53 (range 4 days to 66 years). Group A, 26 postcardiac transplantation patients in whom 137 EB were performed (39 heterotopic and 98 orthotopic), average sample 5.2 biopsy for each patient. Group B (n = 39) was studied for several cardiac diseases during cardiac diagnostic catheterism. The jugular venous approach was performed in 3 patients (1.7%), femoral in 173 patients. Major complications were found in 3 (1.7%) cases consisting in cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and coronary fistula into the right ventricle. Endomyocardial biopsy provides a low incidence of adverse reactions, mortality was 0%.
- Published
- 2007