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Endomyocardial biopsy guided by intracardiac echocardiography as a key step in intracardiac mass diagnosis.

Marco ZanobiniAntonio Dello RussoMatteo SaccocciSergio ContiElisa De CamilliGiulia VettorValentina CattoMaurizio RobertoCesare FiorentiniGiuseppe VialeClaudio TondoMichela Casella
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)
The diagnosis of both metastatic and primary cardiac tumors relies on the histopathological analyses. The endomyocardial biopsy is a valuable tool for preoperative diagnosis and surgical planning of intracardiac masses suspected for tumors. In our experience, the use of ICE for right ventricle EMB of an intracardiac mass is an attractive modality thanks to the precise localization of the cardiac structures and the ability to guide bioptic withdrawal in the target area.
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