A nondestructive method for casting the cardiac chambers post-mortem.
A method has been developed that permits accurate casting of cardiac chambers in diastole without macerating or otherwise damaging the heart specimen. The castings accurately reflect the size of all openings, passages and anomalous communications. Comparison with in vivo angiographic studies should prove useful for refining and validating clinical findings.
Carlstein
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Department of Pathology, Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, New York, USA.