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18818096

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Biopsy of a cardiac mass remains a difficult and risky procedure. Successful sampling of target tissue is hampered by continuous cardiac motion and blood flow. Because the surrounding tissues are vascular, complications can include hemorrhage, tamponade, arrhythmia, embolization, and death. Conventional imaging modalities are of limited utility in this dynamic environment. The present report describes the use of the instrumentation system originally designed for creation of direct portocaval shunts with intracardiac echocardiography imaging to perform core biopsies of cardiac and juxtacardiac masses in six patients. There were no hemorrhagic complications, and pathologic diagnoses were obtained in five of six cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1535-7732
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1662-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Biopsy of cardiac masses using a stabilized intracardiac echocardiography-guided system.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, H-3646, Stanford, CA 94305-5642, USA. dansze@stanford.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports