title: Repeat balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic valve restenosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ramee
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence