Test ID: 5362
Endomyocardial Biopsy
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
5362
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
N/A
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluation of:
-Cardiac allograft rejection
-Cardiomyopathies
-Myocarditis
-Idiopathic arrhythmias
-Idiopathic chest pain
-Anthracycline cardiotoxicity
-Secondary heart disease (amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, hemochromatosis, storage diseases, and neoplastic diseases)
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Light Microscopy
Includes hematoxylin-and-eosin, Gomori's iron, and sulfated alcian blue stains.
Electron microscopy, immunoperoxidase, and immunofluorescence are available upon special request. For special studies, call BEFORE the biopsy is performed.
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Endomyocardial Bx
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Biopsy
Heart Biopsy
Myocardial Biopsy
Skin Biopsy
MCBX
Heart Biopsy
Myocardial Biopsy
Skin Biopsy
MCBX
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