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Epicardial and Pericardial Biopsy

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Interventional Pericardiology

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The application of pericardioscopy, targeted pericardial and epicardial biopsy as well as the analyses of the respective tissues, has certainly improved our understanding of the pathophysiology of the pericardial diseases. Most instruments used in the procedure such as endoscope, biopsy forceps and catheters were originally not designed for the application in the pericardium but for the use in other organs for endoscopic inspection or tissue acquisition. Informed consent of this circumstance from patient is recommended. Further progress has been achieved through the implementation of contemporary pathology (immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry) and molecular biology techniques (PCR to cardiotropic microbial agents) in the analysis of pericardial and epicardial biopsy samples.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine – Cardiology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Bernhard Maisch MD, FESC, FACC (Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiology, Director)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

    Arsen D. Ristić MD, PhD, FESC (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiology)

  3. Department of Cardiology Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

    Petar M. Seferović MD, PhD, FESC, FACC (Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiology)

  4. Diamond Health Care Centre, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, BC V5Z 1M9, Vancouver, Canada

    Teresa S. M. Tsang MD, FACC (Professor of Medicine)

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Maisch, B., Ristić, A.D., Seferović, P.M., Tsang, T.S.M. (2011). Epicardial and Pericardial Biopsy. In: Interventional Pericardiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11335-2_9

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