Right or left endomyocardial biopsy? A systematic review with meta-analysis about complications and safety

Background: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invasive procedure used to diagnose myocarditis and investigate other nonischaemic cardiomyopathies. However, it is still contentious whether right ventricle endomyocardial biopsy (RV-EMB) is safer than left ventricle endomyocardial biopsy (LV-EMB). Ther...

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Published in:	JHLT Open
Main Authors:	Henrique Alexsander Ferreira Neves, Gabriela Yanaze Takamatsu, Bruna Sadae Yuasa, Vinícius Natthan Villatore, Guilherme Luiz da Rocha, Emilton Lima Junior
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-12-01
Subjects:	endomyocardial biopsy right ventricle endomyocardial biopsy left ventricle endomyocardial biopsy safety complications
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295013342300006X