Complications of endomyocardial biopsy in children

Complications of endomyocardial biopsy in children.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of, and risk factors for, complications of endomyocardial biopsy in children. BACKGROUND Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a low risk procedure in adults, but there is a paucity of data with regard to performing this procedure in children. METHODS Retrospective review of the morbidity and mortality of 1,000 consecutive EMB procedures. RESULTS One thousand...

Complications of endomyocardial biopsy in heart transplant patients.

Despite the increasing use of alternative techniques, endomyocardial biopsy remains the primary method for diagnosing cardiac allograft rejection. Improved patient longevity and an increasing number of transplantation centers are resulting in an increase in the number of biopsies performed. Although endomyocardial biopsy is usually considered a safe procedure, no large studies of the risks of e...

[Complications of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation: a lesser evil].

Endomyocardial biopsy is still the principal method for diagnosing cardiac allograft rejection. However, this procedure can be associated, albeit rarely, with potentially serious complications. We describe the case of a patient with extensive anterior myocardial infarction without revascularization, who developed cardiogenic shock and required heart transplantation. Post-transplantation, a coro...

[Endomyocardial biopsy].

Endomyocardial Biopsy

Examination of fragments of right or left ventricular endomyocardium recovered during cardiac catheterization (endomyocardial biopsy) remains an important tool in the detection of transplant rejection and identification of specific disease process that cause primary myocardial dysfunction . This chapter focuses on the currently available techniques for endomyocardial biopsy and reviews the dise...