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Overall complication rates were similar to those seen with transfemoral access, however, and patients liked it better.

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

A transradial approach for cerebral angiography was less effective than the transfemoral route in achieving an accurate diagnostic success rate.

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Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...