Medical Definition of Heart biopsy
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A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of cardiac muscle tissue for microscopic analysis.
This is generally performed at the same time as a cardiac catheterisation or as a very similar, yet separate, procedure. A small piece of heart tissue is taken via a small forceps inserted into the cardiac catheter site (usually threaded through a vein in the neck).
This test may reveal the cause of a cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, amyloidosis or a heart transplant rejection.
(21 Mar 1998)
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