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The Clinical Significance of Myocardial Biopsy

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Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy

Part of the book series: International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia ((BOEHRINGER))

Abstract

The introduction of myocardial biopsy by Konno and Sakakibara allowed the evaluation of a living patient’s myocardium [19]. The aims of the method include the histologic diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, the differentiation of various subgroups of the disease, and the possible role of myocarditis in its pathogenesis. Despite nearly 20 years experience and a considerable number of investigations there is still no agreement on the diagnostic or prognostic value of the technique, since it has failed to demonstrate specific morphological criteria in the different cardiomyopathies [12, 27, 28, 31, 32]. The purpose of the present study was to find out whether the various well-known changes in quality or quantity might be of any value for the clinical cardiologist.

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  1. Abteilung Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Med. Universitätsklinik, Hugstetter Straße 55, D-7800, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    Hansjörg Just

  2. II. Med. Klinik u. Poliklinik, Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, D-6500, Mainz, Federal Republik of Germany

    Hans Peter Schuster

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Kunkel, B., Schneider, M., Hübner, K., Kaltenbach, M. (1983). The Clinical Significance of Myocardial Biopsy. In: Just, H., Schuster, H.P. (eds) Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy. International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68608-5_11

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