CURRICULUM IN CARDIOLOGY - IMAGES
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 2 | Issue : 3 | Page : 190--191
Cardiovascular pathology quiz
Sudheer Arava, Pradeep Immanuel, Ruma Ray
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Sudheer Arava
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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Arava S, Immanuel P, Ray R. Cardiovascular pathology quiz.J Pract Cardiovasc Sci 2016;2:190-191
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Question
Following are the endomyocardial biopsies (EMCBs) of two patients for comparison and interpretation.
Case 1
A 34-year-old male presented with the clinical diagnosis of restrictive cardiomyopathy. EMCB for interpretation [Figure 1].{Figure 1}
Case 2
A 45-year-old female presented with dilated cardiomyopathy. EMCB for interpretation [Figure 2].{Figure 2}
View Answer Answer 1
Explanation
Hematoxylin and eosin stained slides [Figure 3]a and [Figure 3]b, arrow] show a sparsely cellular fibrous tissue fragments (blue-colored spindle-shaped cells are fibroblasts) with absence of endocardial and myocardial tissue. Immunostain for smooth muscle actin (SMA) [Figure 3]c highlights the vascular channels (brown color, arrow) in the fibrous tissue. It represents a thickened and vascularized endocardium. In the clinical context of restrictive heart disease, these features are suggestive of endomyocardial fibrosis.[1],[2]{Figure 3}
Answer 2
Explanation
Hematoxylin and eosin stained slides [Figure 4]a and [Figure 4]b, arrow] show a cellular fibrous tissue fragment (indicates lamina fibrosa layer of the heart valve) with lack of myocardial tissue (compare the amount of blue-colored spindle-shaped cells with pictures of case 1).
Immunostain for SMA [Figure 4]c reveals absence of permeating vascular channels indicating the avascular valve tissue (compare the amount of brown-colored vessels with the case 1). The tricuspid valvular tissue was inadvertently biopsied while performing an EMCB.[3],[4]{Figure 4}
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