@article { author = {NADERI, NASIM and MOZAFFARI, KAMBIZ. and TAGHAVI, SEPIDEH and AMIN, AHMAD}, title = {LONG SHEATHS FOR ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY VIA FEMORAL APPROACH}, journal = {Iranian Heart Journal}, volume = {12}, number = {2}, pages = {41-45}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Iranian Heart Association}, issn = {}, eissn = {}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background-Endomyocardial biopsy has long been a useful tool to evaluate myocardial diseases. It is a gold standard in diagnosing cardiac rejection and certain types of myocarditis, but there is always a risk for related complications. We have assessed the safety and feasibility of applying long sheaths in endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral approach.Methods-We performed endomyocardial biopsy in 63 patients via the femoral approach and used a long sheath to guide bioptome from the venous access to the interventricular septum and evaluate the procedure success and complications.Results-Success rate (acceptable endomyocardial specimen) was 96%, and there were no complications (death, no death, urgent cardiac surgery, advanced cardiac life support, hemothorax, and pneumothorax).Conclusion-Using long sheaths for the femoral approach seems to be safe and feasible; it confers an acceptable room to grab the endomyocardial samples while obviating the possibility of complications.}, keywords = {}, url = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83899.html}, eprint = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83899_0b0c2911656618db39bd770b7eb026c2.pdf} }