Myocarditis and Endomyocardial Biopsy in Unexplained Heart Failure: A Diagnosis in Search of a Disease
Authors: J.T. Lie
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Editorials1 October 1988Myocarditis and Endomyocardial Biopsy in Unexplained Heart Failure: A Diagnosis in Search of a DiseaseJ.T. Lie, MDJ.T. Lie, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-7-525 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSakakibara and Konno in 1962 (1) and 1963 (2) first described a safe technique for transvascular, closed chest, right and left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy. Ten years later Caves and associates (3-5) adopted the technique as a useful diagnostic tool for the management of cardiac allograft rejection. In less than a decade, the role of endomyocardial biopsy has been expanded to include the diagnosis of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity, primary and secondary myocardial diseases, and myocarditis (6).Despite endorsements by some investigators (6-8), the diagnostic yield of endomyocardial biopsy for myocarditis in patients with unexplained heart failure appears to be as predictable as...References1. SakakibaraKonno SS. Endomyocardial biopsy. Jpn Heart J. 1962;3:537-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KonnoSakakibara SS. Endomyocardial biopsy. Dis Chest. 1963;44:345-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CavesStinsonGrahamBillinghamGrehlShumway PEAMTN. Percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy. JAMA. 1973;225:288-91. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CavesStinsonBillinghamShumway PEMN. Percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy in human heart recipients: experience with a new technique. Ann Thorac Surg. 1973;16:325-36. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CavesStinsonBillinghamShumway PEMN. 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Latham, MD, Renu Virmani, MDMyocarditis and Endomyocardial BiopsyMargaret E. Billingham, MBBSNew Insights and Updates for Established Entities 1 October 1988Volume 109, Issue 7Page: 525-528KeywordsBiopsyHeart diseasesHeart failureMyocarditisThorax Issue Published: 1 October 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...