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Intracardiac echocardiography to guide myocardial biopsy of a primary cardiac tumour.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17015040     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 61-year-old man presented with recurrent ventricular tachycardia (left bundle branch block morphology, superior axis). Magnetic resonance imaging (Fig. 1) and contrast-enhanced transthoracic echocardiography (Fig. 2) demonstrated an ill-defined mass in the right heart along the free wall of the right atrium, involving the tricuspid valve and extending into the right ventricle. Extensive investigation showed no evidence of extra-cardiac involvement and a tissue diagnosis was recommended. Accordingly, we elected to proceed to myocardial biopsy and, to facilitate accurate tissue localisation, we performed the procedure under guidance with intracardiac echocardiography.
Authors:
Andrew R J Mitchell; Jonathan Timperley; Lucy Hudsmith; Stefan Neubauer; Yaver Bashir
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2006-10-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1525-2167     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-30     Completed Date:  2008-02-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890618     Medline TA:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  505-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. mitcharj@doctors.org.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography*
Female
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*,  ultrasonography
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

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