Complications of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation. A lesser evil

Endomyocardial biopsy is still the principal method for diagnosing cardiac allograft rejection. However, this procedure can be associated, albeit rarely, with potentially serious complications.We describe the case of a patient with extensive anterior myocardial infarction without revascularization,...

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Main Authors: Rita Calé, Manuel Almeida, Pedro Gonçalves, Maria José Rebocho, Luis Raposo, Rui Teles, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911001127