Is the endomyocardial biopsy in giant cell myocarditis of some help for the rapid indication for heart transplantation?

Pathol Int. 2024 Feb;74(2):96-98. doi: 10.1111/pin.13400. Epub 2023 Dec 27.

Authors

Andrea Marzullo¹, Gabriella Serio¹, Gerardo Cazzato¹, Marialessandra Capuzzolo¹, Carla Nardelli¹, Cecilia Salzillo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Pathology Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, PhD Course in Public Health, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

PMID: 38149499
DOI: 10.1111/pin.13400

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Giant Cells / pathology
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Myocarditis* / diagnosis
Myocarditis* / pathology
Myocardium / pathology