Myocardial infarction after endomyocardial biopsy in a heart transplant patient

J Interv Cardiol. 2002 Oct;15(5):403-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2002.tb01075.x.

Abstract

In a heart transplant patient who had undergone several endomyocardial biopsies, ultrasound examination revealed severe left ventricular dysfunction after a stroke. Coronary angiography showed a distal left anterior descending artery fistula to the right ventricle. Left ventricular angiogram showed apical dyskinesia. The electrocardiogram and angiographic changes were thought to be due to a myocardial infarction secondary to a postendomyocardial biopsy hematoma, which should be added to the list of possible complications involved in endomyocardial biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
  • Biopsy / adverse effects*
  • Endocardium / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Myocardium / pathology