Analysis of endomyocardial biopsies in suspected myocarditis - Diagnostic value of left versus right ventricular biopsy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-78

  Escher, F ^a,b   Lassner, D ^b   Kuhl U ^a,b   Gross, U ^b   Westermann, D ^c   Poller, W ^a   Skurk, C ^a   Weitmann, K ^d   Hoffmann, W ^d   Tschope C ^a,e   Schultheiss, H P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b IKDT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^e Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostical methods; Endomyocardial biopsy; Inflammation; Matricellular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY DEVICE; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE BIOTOME; GOLD STANDARD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICULAR BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIFF BIOTOME; BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84909982117     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.071     Document Type: Article

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