Is serum eosinophil cationic protein superior to mast cell tryptase as marker for response to topical corticosteroid therapy in eosinophilic esophagitis?
Serum-ECP but not serum-MCT could be a promising noninvasive biomarker to assess response to topical corticosteroid therapy in EoE. These findings should be confirmed by larger studies; ClincialTrials.gov number, NCT01624129.
Dipyridamole stress echocardiography is a valid alternative to dobutamine echocardiography in the pre-surgical evaluation of patients undergoing major vascular surgery.