See Also: Myocardial Biopsy (Cardiac biopsy)(health)
myocardial biopsy(medicine)
biopsy, myocardial(medicine)
Myocardial(medicine)
myocardial necrosis(medicine)
myocardial contraction(medicine)
myocardial infarction(medicine)
myocardial diseases(medicine)
myocardial stunning(medicine)
Myocardial infarction(health)

Zonalon (health) and myocardial biopsy (medicine)


Zonalon (health)


Zonalon is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in Other countries. Active ingredient(s): doxepin hydrochloride.





myocardial biopsy (medicine)


myocardial biopsy
<procedure> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of cardiac muscle tissue for microscopic analysis.

This is generally performed at the same time as a cardiac catheterisation or as a very similar, yet separate, procedure. A small piece of heart tissue is taken via a small forceps inserted into the cardiac catheter site (usually threaded through a vein in the neck). This test may reveal the cause of a cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, amyloidosis or a heart transplant rejection.