Endomyocardial biopsy in the heterotopic heart transplant patient.
We present a technique for rapid and easy endomyocardial biopsy of the heterotopic transplanted heart. With a recent resurgence in heterotopic heart transplantation, we believe that ours is a sound technique in obtaining both routine surveillance biopsies as well as evaluating "right-sided pressures" in the "piggy-back" heart.
Arzouman
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DA
Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Heart Center, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724, USA.
Arabia
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FA
Sethi
G K
GK
Copeland
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JG
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic