Endomyocardial diagnosis of cardiac lipomatosis.
A patient with severe isolated right-sided cardiac failure of unknown origin is presented in whom three right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies obtained in different bioptome positions disclosed a yellowish material which was confirmed at histological examination as fat. At operation, a complete replacement of atrial and ventricular myocardium by fat was noted. this previously unreported use of endomyocardial biopsy is emphasized, especially when the differential diagnosis of isolated right-sided heart failure is considered.
D001706:Biopsy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged