Repeat balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic valve restenosis.
Effective balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is limited restenosis. After aortic valve restenosis six patients underwent repeat BAV. In spite of the use of larger balloons there was a trend toward a less satisfactory result after repeat BAV (0.98 +/- .26 cm2 vs. 1.2 +/- .26 cm2), which did not reach statistical significance, P = .14. Mortality of the patients at 6 months was 50%. Repeat BAV may be less efficacious than the original procedure.
Ross
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Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
Banks
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AK
Collins
T J
TJ
Ramee
S R
SR
White
C J
CJ
Moore
J W
JW
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence