A case report of Leigh syndrome diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy

Cardiac Amyloidosis Diagnosed by Endomyocardial Biopsy

Leigh Syndrome: An Unusual Rare Case Report

Leigh syndrome is a rare inherited neurometabolic subacute necrotizing encephalopathy mostly involving brainstem and basal ganglia, seen in the early childhood. It is characterized by progressive loss of mental and movement abilities associated with abnormal muscle tone, weakness, visual loss and respiratory failure. There is no effective treatment for this condition, as such the prognosis of t...

Intracavitary cardiac melanoma diagnosed by endomyocardial left ventricular biopsy.

A patient was evaluated for a persistent pericardial effusion and on two-dimensional echocardiography was found to have an intracavitary left ventricular mass. Twenty-two years earlier, a melanoma of the ethmoid sinus had been excised. An electrocardiogram revealed impressive T-wave abnormalities and pathologic Q waves, initially suggestive of "myocardial infarction." However, the coronary arte...

Intracardiac sarcoma diagnosed by left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy.

Endomyocardial Biopsy Guided by Echocardiography

In the recent year, transcatheter endomyocardial biopsy is a procedure relatively simple that has been increasingly utilized in cardiomyopathy diagnosis. It is estimated that over 50,000 biopsies are performed annually in the United States in general to control rejection episodes after heart transplantation. Endomyocardial biopsy plays important role in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and ...