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Endomyocardial biopsy (procedure)

Known as: Endomyocardial Biopsy 
Removal of myocardial tissue for microscopic examination, usually taken from the right heart using a transvenous approach.
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1995
1995
Ability of antimyosin scintigraphy monitoring to exclude acute rejection during the first year after heart transplantation.
BACKGROUND Antimyosin Fab fragment has been shown to bind to myosin leaked from necrotic cardiac cells but not to myosin in… 
1990
1990
Phase II Study of High‐Dose Epirubicin in Untreated Patients with Small‐Cell Lung Cancer
Eighteen previously untreated patients with histologically confirmed small-cell lung cancer were treated with high-dose… 
1990
1990
Enterovirus RNA Sequences in Hearts with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pathogenetic Link Between Virus Infection and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
An association between enterovirus infection of myocardium and heart muscle disease has been established by the use of virus… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
Endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) have recently become a routine examination method at a number cardiological departments. In… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation in children.
Clinical evaluation, physical examination, and noninvasive testing have been suggested as adjuncts to endomyocardial biopsy for… 
1986
1986
Aging of the human myocardium: a histologic study based upon endomyocardial biopsy.
  • Donald V. UnverferthPeter B. BakerAnthony R. ArnRaymond D. MagorienJulie K. FettersCarl V. Leier
  • Gerontology
  • 1986
  • Corpus ID: 46750444
This study assesses the effect of aging on human myocardial morphology. Fifteen patients, ranging in age from 28 to 75 with… 
1981
1981
Practical aspects of endomyocardial biopsy.
1980
1980
Enzymatic analysis and collagen content in endomyocardial biopsy samples of patients with congestive cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology
Endomyocardial biopsy samples from patients suffering from congestive cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology (COCM) were analyzed for… 
1973
1973
The diagnosis of canine orthotopic cardiac allograft rejection by transvenous endomyocardial biopsy.
1973
1973
Cardiomyopathy in myotonic dystrophy. A light and electron microscopic study of the myocardium.
A case of 31-year-old woman with myotonic dystrophy who developed only slight cardiac symptoms has been reported. Light and…