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Perforation of the Right Ventricle After Endomyocardial Biopsy Detected by Color Flow Doppler Echocardiography |
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| Authors: | J PETEIRO MD R CALVINO MD N VAZQUEZ MD A CASTRO MD |
| Institution: | Service of Cardiology, Juan Canalejo Hospital, A Coruna, Spain |
| Abstract: | Right ventricular perforation after endomyocardial biopsy of a heart transplant patient was established by color flow Doppler echocardiography. Systolic filling and diastolic drainage of the pericardium were seen. Healing of the perforation occurred spontaneously with no Doppler signs of perforation 8 days later. |
| Keywords: | color Doppler echocardiography ventricular perforation ventricular pseudoaneurysm endomyocardial biopsy |