CT-guided biopsy in heterotopic heart transplant: A case report
Heterotopic heart transplantation is a surgical procedure that has a potential physiologic and immunologic advantage in select patients needing a heart transplant. Utilizing imaging guidance for navigating complex anatomy to perform a myocardial biopsy can have potential applications in providing safe and increasing yield in patchy diseases of the heart.
Authors
- James B. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2785-1617)
- Arvind Bhimaraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-8027)
- Isaac Tea
- Vanishree Nandakumar
- Stephanie Fuentes Rojas
- Ponraj Chinnadurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9223-1284)
- Alan B. Lumsden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9620-5274)
- Su-Min Chang
Institutions
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Texas A&M University School of Law (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHLT Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100259
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00