Endomyocardial biopsy guided by electroanatomic voltage mapping in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: A case report

被引:13
作者
Avella, Andrea
Pappalardo, Augusto
d'Amati, Giulia
Dello Russo, Antonio
Laurenzi, Francesco
Mancini, Massimiliano
Re, Federica
Zachara, Elisabetta
Zecchi, Paolo
Tondo, Claudio
机构
[1] St Camillo Forlanini Hosp, Cardiac Arrhythmia Ctr, Heart Failure Unit, Div Cardiol, I-00149 Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Pathol & Expt Med Dept, Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Cardiol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
关键词
Arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Diagnosis; Electroanatomic mapping; Endomyocardial biopsy; Right ventricle; Substrate mapping;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00807.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Endomyocardial Biopsy Guided by Voltage Mapping. A positive endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a major diagnostic criterion for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Nevertheless, its sensitivity is low due to the focal nature of the disease. Moreover, myocardial samples are usually taken from the uncommonly involved interventricular septum to minimize the risk of perforation. In this report, we describe a novel bioptical approach for ARVC diagnosis guided by the identification of right ventricle (RV) affected regions by means of electroanatomical voltage mapping.
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页码:991 / 993
页数:3
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