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what the risks are --> heart, section, the middle, heart, biopsy catheter, heart biopsy, biopsy, heart, myocardial biopsy, diagnostic procedure, a small piece of heart muscle tissue is removed, examination, myocardial biopsy is performed similarly to, part of, cardiac catheterization, skin is scrubbed, a local anesthetic is injected, skin, a catheter, thin tube, inserted, a vein, artery, depending on whether cardiac tissue is needed, right, left ventricle, respectively, myocardial biopsy is performed, jugular vein, in the neck, commonly used, catheter is then threaded, heart, using a type of x-ray images, fluoroscopy to guide the insertion, a catheter, jaws in its tip, a bioptome, introduced, once the bioptome is in place, three to five small pieces of tissue, removed, heart muscle, food, fluid, restricted, 8 hours, procedure takes place, in the hospital, generally, admitted, either an outpatient, an inpatient the morning, the procedure, cases you, admitted the night, a health care provider must explain the procedure, its risks, must sign a consent form, a mild sedative, given 1/2 hour, the procedure, wear hospital clothing, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, procedure takes place, radiology department, special procedures room, cardiac diagnostics laboratory, a hospital, given sedation to relax, remain awake, able to follow instructions, remain on a stretcher, flat on a radiology table, the duration, an incision, made into a vein in arm, neck, groin, threading the catheter into heart, given a local anesthesia, the insertion, the catheter, sensation, one of pressure, site, feel some discomfort, due to lying still, prolonged period of time, last, one to several hours, this test is performed routinely after heart transplantation, to detect potential rejection, performed, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, cardiac amyloidosis, disorders, suspected, normal heart muscle tissue, no abnormal tissues, this test, reveal, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, amyloidosis, transplant rejection, additional conditions under which the test performed, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy risks, moderate, cardiac arrhythmias, trauma, vein, artery, infection, blood clots, thrombosis, vein, bleeding, biopsy site, pneumothorax, injury, recurrent laryngeal nerve, rupture, the heart, very rare.