Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Biopsy for Two Cases of Intracardiac Masses.
10.4070/kcj.2015.45.2.165
- Author:
Kwang In PARK
1
;
Mi Joo KIM
;
Jin Kyung OH
;
Jae Hwan LEE
;
Jae Hyeong PARK
;
Si Wan CHOI
;
Jin Ok JEONG
;
In Whan SEONG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. myheart@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac tumor;
Echocardiography;
Biopsy
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Biopsy*;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography*;
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Heart;
Heart Neoplasms;
Humans;
Ice;
Pathology;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2015;45(2):165-168
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pathologic diagnosis of a cardiac mass is vital in determining the proper treatment modality. Open heart surgery or transesophageal echocardiography guided biopsy can be feasible methods to confirm the pathology. However, the former is highly invasive and both methods require general anesthesia. The introduction of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) can provide good anatomic information of heart and does not require general anesthesia. In this report, we present two cases of cardiac tumors which were confirmed by percutaneous biopsy under the guidance of an ICE. The patients underwent cardiac biopsy without any complications.
