Cerebral ischemia: a complication of right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy.
During percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy, two cardiac transplant recipients developed symptoms of focal cerebral ischemia. Cerebrovascular injury has not been previously associated with endomyocardial biopsy. This procedure should be recognized as one of the causes of stroke following heart transplantation.
Adair
J C
JC
Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
Call
G K
GK
O'Connell
J B
JB
D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*