title: Response to letter regarding article, "contribution and risk of left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in patients with cardiomyopathies: a retrospective study over a 28-year period".
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nefrologic, Anestesiologic and Geriatric Sciences Department, La Sapienza University, Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Lab, IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frustaci
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nefrologic, Anestesiologic and Geriatric Sciences Department, La Sapienza University, Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Lab, IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chimenti
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male