Manuel A. Gonzalez, Itsik Ben-Dor, Gabriel Maluenda, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman |
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Background and aim of the study: Severe aortic regurgitation (AR) is a contraindication for balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV). As the effects of mild and moderate AR are unknown, the study aim was to determine the effects of BAV in patients with mild and moderate AR. |
AR pre-BAV, 48.7% developed mild AR post-BAV, while 4.5% of those with mild AR pre-BAV developed moderate AR (p <0.001). The majority of patients (93%) had mild AR both pre- and post-BAV. Only two patients developed severe AR post-BAV. A good agreement existed between the categories of AR pre- and post-BAV (weighted kappa = 0.54, 95% CI, 0.43-0.65). The degree of AR post-BAV did not impact on the mortality rates of mild AR (41.1%), moderate AR (46.9%), or severe AR (63.6%) (p = 0.31). |
The Impact of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty on Aortic Regurgitation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis |
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