Myocarditis and Endomyocardial Biopsy
Authors: Margaret E. Billingham
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections15 January 1989Myocarditis and Endomyocardial BiopsyMargaret E. Billingham, MBBSMargaret E. Billingham, MBBSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-110-2-165 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor:I am writing in response to the editorial by Dr. Lie (1) on myocarditis and endomyocardial biopsy. The major thrust of Dr. Lie's arguments about the lack of specificity in the diagnosis of myocarditis by endomyocardial biopsy is correct but only in a historical sense, and the references that he has cited document the state of confusion from 1980 to 1985. It was precisely for these reasons that some concerned cardiac pathologists have more recently endeavored to correct the situation with the "Dallas criteria" (2). The Dallas criteria were developed for use in the Multicenter Myocarditis Trial...References1. Lie J. Myocarditis and endomyocardial biopsy in unexplained heart failure: a diagnosis in search of a disease. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:525-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. AretzBillinghamEdwards HMW. Myocarditis: a histopathologic definition and classification. Am J Cardiovasc Pathol. 1987;1:3-14. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. ChowDittrichShabetai LHR. Endomyocardial biopsy in patients with unexplained congestive heart failure. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:535-9. LinkGoogle Scholar1. Lie J. Myocarditis and endomyocardial biopsy in unexplained heart failure: a diagnosis in search of a disease. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:525-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. AretzBillinghamEdwards HMW. Myocarditis: a histopathologic definition and classification. Am J Cardiovasc Pathol. 1987;1:3-14. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. ShanesGhaliBillingham JJM. Interobserver variability in the pathologic interpretation of endomyocardial biopsy results. Circulation. 1987;75:401-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA 94305 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByEnteroviral Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: a Review of Clinical and Experimental StudiesImmunohistological diagnosis of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and diagnosis of cardiotropic viral infectionsBiomarkers in Inflammatory and Noninflammatory CardiomyopathyMyocardites aiguës et subaiguësDilatative Kardiomyopathie (DCM) Morphologie und Ätiologie. Myokarditis und DCMEpidemiology of Idiopathic Dilated CardiomyopathyEndomyocardial biopsies in cardiomyopathies of childhoodEndomyocardial biopsy in dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis: which role?Viral myocarditisSafety and utility of endomyocardial biopsy in infants, children and adolescents: A review of 66 procedures in 53 patientsEvaluation of Postmortem Endomyocardial Biopsy Specimens From 38 Patients With Lymphocytic Myocarditis: Implications for Role of Sampling Error 15 January 1989Volume 110, Issue 2Page: 165-166KeywordsBiopsyMyocarditisPathologistsSpecificity Issue Published: 15 January 1989 PDF DownloadLoading ...