Endomyocardial biopsy-integrating electrode at the bioptome tip

Tomas Konecny1, Peter A Noseworthy2, Suraj Kapa3

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA and International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) of St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.

Summary

Electroanatomic mapping enhances endomyocardial biopsies by identifying abnormal heart tissue. This novel technique, using three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping (3DEAM), improves diagnostic yield and safety for suspected cardiomyopathies.