Research Article
Trans-Septal Myocardial Biopsy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using the Liwen Procedure: An Introduction of a Novel Technique
Table 2
Results and complications of LMB(n = 17).
| | Value |
| Results | Number of myocardial samples taken per patient | 1.8 ± 0.8 | Number of total myocardial samples/total trials | 31/31 | Success rate of biopsy (%) | 100% | Length of samples (mm) | 16.7 ± 5.6 |
| Complications | Pericardial effusion with tamponade | 0 (0%) | Pericardial effusion without tamponade | 1 (5.9%) | Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (≥3 ventricular complexes) | 0 (0%) | Sustained ventricular tachycardia | 0 (%) | Cardiac conduction abnormity | 0 (0%) | Cardiac perforation | 0 (0%) | Stroke | 0 (0%) | Pneumothorax | 0 (0%) | Inhospital and 30-day mortalities | 0 (0%) | Total percentage of complications | 5.9% |
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