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Cardiovascular health metrics differ between individuals with and without cancer
Kobo, Ofer; Abramov, Dmitry; Fiuza, Manuela; Chew, Nicholas W. S.; Ng, Cheng Han; Parwani, Purvi; Menezes, Miguel Nobre; Thavendiranathan, PaaladineshBackground: Although individuals with cancer experience high rates of cardiovascular morbidity, there are limited data on the potential differences in cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics between individuals with and without cancer. Methods and results: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2015 and 2020 was queried to evaluate the prevalence of health metrics that comprise the American He...
Transradial approach for left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy
Choudhury, Tawfiq; Schäufele, Tim G.; Lavi, Shahar; Makino, Katsutoshi; Nobre Menezes, Miguel; Solomonica, Amir; Bertrand, Olivier F.; Gilchrist, Ian C.Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LV-EMB) may offer a superior diagnostic yield compared with right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (RV-EMB) in conditions predominantly affecting the LV but is underused compared with RV-EMB. Despite the steep uptake of radial approach in coronary interventions, LV-EMB is usually performed via the femoral artery in contemporary practice. Therefore, the aim of this study ...