Electrogram-guided endomyocardial biopsy yield in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis and relation to outcomes.
Christopher V DeSimoneSuraj C KapaAndrew N RosenbaumLori BlauwetAbhishek J DeshmukhOmar F AbouEzzeddineJoseph J MaleszewskiSamuel J AsirvathamJohn P BoisJohn A SchirgerPanithaya ChareonthaitaweeKonstantinos C SiontisPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
In patients with suspected CS, abnormal EGM-Bx has high sensitivity and low specificity for establishing a definite CS diagnosis. Consideration of substrate abnormalities apparent on preprocedural imaging as an adjunct for selection of biopsy sites may further improve EGM-Bx yield.