In:
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 7, No. 1 ( 2000-01-01), p. 29-33
Abstract:
Endocardial lesions are caused not only by inflammatory processes
but also by myocardial ischemia, resulting in endocardial thrombosis and cerebral embolism. We deviced a method for direct
visualization of endocardial damages by a novel dye image cardioscopy with Evans blue and examined its feasibility in
patients with heart disease. The dye was injected into the left ventricle before and after endomyocardial biopsy. Endocardial
surface was stained in dark blue in 63% of patients with angina pectoris before biopsy. After biopsy, the biopsied portions
were stained in blue in all. The results indicate that endocardium is damaged even in apparently intact LV in patients with ischemic
heart disease and that endomyocardial biopsy causes severe endocardial damages.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1070-3608
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2000
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