Key result
Endomyocardial biopsy evaluates rapid heart transplant indication in a VA-ECMO patient with suspected giant cell myocarditis.
Why the study?
Does endomyocardial biopsy help for the rapid indication for heart transplantation in giant cell myocarditis?
Does endomyocardial biopsy help for the rapid indication for heart transplantation in giant cell myocarditis?
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This case report explores the utility of endomyocardial biopsy in facilitating a rapid indication for heart transplantation in a patient presenting with acute heart failure due to suspected giant cell myocarditis.
We describe the case of a 49-years-old-man hospitalized at the Policlinico Hospital of Bari, with sudden onset of acute heart failure requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implant for circulatory support for suspicion of acute myocarditis. His clinical history was unremarkable for cardiovascular and immune diseases.
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Marzullo et al. (2023) studied this question. Endomyocardial biopsy was evaluated for rapid heart transplantation indication in a 49-year-old man requiring VA-ECMO for sudden acute heart failure and suspected giant cell myocarditis.
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