Ten-Year Experience with Endomyocardial Biopsy after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Comparison between Trans-Jugular and Trans-Femoral Approach

Ten-Year Experience with Endomyocardial Biopsy after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Comparison between Trans-Jugular and Trans-Femoral Approach

Background: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is considered the gold standard for monitoring allograft rejection after heart transplantation. EMB is an invasive procedure that may be performed via a trans-jugular or a trans-femoral approach with a complication rate reported as less than 6%. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Antonella Galeone, Annalisa Bernabei, Gabriele Pesarini, Marcello Raimondi Lucchetti, Francesco Onorati, Giovanni Battista Luciani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Subjects:
endomyocardial biopsy
heart transplantation
jugular vein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/11/4/115

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