A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

The definition, diagnostic approaches, outlook, and understanding of causes for myocarditis have recently progressed.

The evaluation included right heart catheterisation, cardiac MRI and endomyocardial biopsy. Light and electron microscopy showed myocyte hypertrophy and vacuolar change, abnormal mitochondria, myeloid ...

The new American College of Cardiology expert consensus includes a four-part staging system with a segment for “asymptomatic” ...

Endomyocardial biopsy showed numerous eosinophils. Subsequent endobronchial biopsy showed eosinophilic infiltrates and features suspicious for vasculitis. ANCA and bone marrow biopsy were negative.

Methods: The combined procedure of intracoronary ACh testing and endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) was performed after ruling out significant coronary artery disease (CAD). EMBs were analysed for myocardial ...

Moreover, CMR has been explored as a non-invasive alternative to endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) for monitoring acute cardiac allograft rejection after heart transplantation. A study demonstrated that ...

ATTR-CA was diagnosed by one of the following criteria: (1) demonstration of transthyretin amyloid deposits on endomyocardial biopsy; (2) typical echocardiographic/cardiac magnetic resonance findings ...

A liver biopsy is a medical procedure to check the liver for signs of disease or infection. It is considered the gold standard for diagnosing many types of liver disease. Your liver is a large ...

Routine self-exams and mammograms are important to keep your breasts healthy. If an abnormality is found, your doctor might order a biopsy to see a more detailed view of the breast tissue. An ...

Erlich is credited with the first liver aspiration in 1883 and subsequently the first percutaneous liver biopsy for diagnostic purposes was reported in 1923.1 The technique has been modified since ...