Key result
Endomyocardial biopsy linked to stroke risk following 2 cases of cerebral ischemia in transplant recipients.
Why the study?
Cerebrovascular injury has not been previously associated with percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy in cardiac transplant recipients.
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Population
Two cardiac transplant recipients undergoing endomyocardial biopsy
Design
Case report
During percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy, two cardiac transplant recipients developed symptoms of focal cerebral ischemia. Cerebrovascular injury has not been previously associated with endomyocardial biopsy. This procedure should be recognized as one of the causes of stroke following heart transplantation.
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Adair et al. (1991) studied this question. Percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy caused focal cerebral ischemia in two cardiac transplant recipients, identifying the procedure as a potential cause of stroke.
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