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October 7, 2008CirculationOpen Access

Complication Rate of Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy via the Femoral Approach

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Why the study?

What is the complication rate of right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral approach?

Population

Patients undergoing right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy

Authors

MHMatthias HolzmannUniversitätsmedizin GreifswaldANAlexander NickoUniversitätsmedizin GreifswaldUKUwe KühlHeart Failure & Transplant

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Overview

Supports femoral EMB safety by experienced operators; leaves open need for randomized comparisons with alternative approaches.

Key Points

  • To assess the complication rate of right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy performed through a femoral vein approach under fluoroscopy.
  • Evaluated endomyocardial biopsy procedures performed using femoral vein access.
  • Conducted biopsies under fluoroscopic guidance by experienced operators.
  • Observed a very low rate of procedural complications during femoral endomyocardial biopsy when carried out by experienced operators.

Structured PICO

What is the complication rate of right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral approach?

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Population
Patients undergoing right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy
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Intervention
Right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral vein approach under fluoroscopic guidance
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Outcome
Complication ratesafety

Right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral approach is safe with a very low complication rate when performed by experienced operators.

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Holzmann et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bbb2a52688e649d33d48a8https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.107.743427
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