Patients from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are more likely to undergo temporal artery biopsy (TAB) but are not at increased risk for biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA), ...

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading health concern in Hong Kong, prompting many to undergo regular heart check-ups for ...

Liquid biopsies are tests that detect signs of cancer through a simple blood draw. Unlike traditional biopsies, which require ...

Objective: To investigate the relation between temporal artery biopsy (TAB) length and diagnostic sensitivity for giant cell arteritis. Methods: Histological TAB reports generated from four hospital ...

Objective Antibiotic prophylaxis has been recommended for patients at increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE) undergoing specific invasive procedures (IPs) despite a lack of data supporting its ...

Aim: To establish the histological and immunohistochemical parameters that are helpful in recognising temporal arteritis in patients who have been treated with steroids before biopsy, and to analyse ...

A novel wireless biopsy capsule endoscopic method is presented in this study. The developed biopsy endoscope can be actively controlled during investigation process and collect tissue sample at ...