Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Cardiovasc Pathol. 2012 Jan-Feb;21(1):2-16. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2011.01.001. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
With the advent of molecular subclassification of diseases, much consideration should be given to the proper processing of cardiovascular surgical pathology specimens to maximize patient care. Such specimens include endomyocardial biopsies, cardiac myectomy specimens, cardiac apical core segments, resected cardiac valves, pericardial biopsies, resected segments of aorta, cardiac tumors, vascular stents, vascular grafts, cardiac devices, resected veins, arterial biopsies including temporal artery biopsies and hearts removed during cardiac transplantation. In this report, the Standards and Definitions Committee of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology present consensus guidelines for the gross description, sectioning, processing, and staining of these specimens. This report is presented to aid pathologists, pathology assistants, and clinicians in maximizing the diagnostic utility of cardiovascular surgical pathology specimens for enhanced patient care.
随着疾病分子分类的出现，应该充分考虑心血管外科病理学标本的适当处理，以最大限度地提高患者的护理水平。这些标本包括心肌活检、心尖核心段、切除的心脏瓣膜、心包活检、切除的主动脉段、心脏肿瘤、血管支架、血管移植物、心脏装置、切除的静脉、动脉活检（包括颞动脉活检）和心脏移植过程中切除的心脏。在本报告中，心血管病理学学会标准和定义委员会以及欧洲心血管病理学协会提出了这些标本的大体描述、切片、处理和染色的共识指南。本报告旨在帮助病理学家、病理助理和临床医生最大限度地提高心血管外科病理学标本的诊断效用，以增强患者的护理水平。
