TY - JOUR T1 - Complications of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation. A lesser evil JO - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English edition) T2 - AU - Calé,Rita AU - Almeida,Manuel AU - Gonçalves,Pedro AU - José Rebocho,Maria AU - Raposo,Luis AU - Teles,Rui AU - Mendes,Miguel SN - 21742049 M3 - 10.1016/j.repce.2011.12.011 DO - 10.1016/j.repce.2011.12.011 UR - https://revportcardiol.org/en-complications-endomyocardial-biopsy-after-heart-articulo-S2174204911001127 AB - Endomyocardial biopsy is still the principal method for diagnosing cardiac allograft rejection. However, this procedure can be associated, albeit rarely, with potentially serious complications.We describe the case of a patient with extensive anterior myocardial infarction without revascularization, who developed cardiogenic shock and required heart transplantation. Post-transplantation, a coronary artery fistula to the right ventricle associated with an aneurysm and two restrictive interventricular communications were detected. ER -