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Myocardial biopsy
Alternative Names:
Heart biopsy; Biopsy - heart
Normal Values:
Normal heart muscle tissue
No abnormal tissues
What abnormal results mean:
This test may reveal:
Causes of cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis
Amyloidosis
Transplant rejection
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
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