Recommendations for processing cardiovascular surgical pathology specimens: A consensus statement from the Standards and Definitions Committee of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-16

  Stone, James R ^a   Basso, Cristina ^b   Baandrup, Ulrik T ^c   Bruneval, Patrick ^d   Butany, Jagdish ^e   Gallagher, Patrick J ^f   Halushka, Marc K ^g   Miller, Dylan V ^h   Padera, Robert F ⁱ   Radio, Stanley J ^j   Sheppard, Mary N ^k   Suvarna, Kim ^l   Tan, Carmela D ^m   Thiene, Gaetano ^b   Van Der Wal, Allard C ⁿ   Veinot, John P ^o  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^k IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^o UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular surgical pathology specimens; Pathology standards; Patient care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MUSCLE RESECTION; PATIENT CARE; PERICARDIAL BIOPSY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EUROPE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955184539     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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