Three-year outcome after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Insights into prognosis of valvular aortic stenosis.
Author(s) -
Catherine M Otto,
Mary Mickel,
John W. Kennedy,
Edwin L. Alderman,
Thomas M. Bashore,
Peter C. Block,
J A Brinker,
Daniel D. Diver,
James F. Ferguson,
David R. Holmes
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.89.2.642
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , aortic valvuloplasty , proportional hazards model , aortic valve , population , ejection fraction , stenosis , survival analysis , log rank test , aortic valve stenosis , heart failure , environmental health
To identify predictors of long-term outcome after balloon aortic valvuloplasty, we analyzed data on 674 adults (mean age, 78 +/- 9 years; 56% were women) undergoing this procedure at 24 clinical centers who had a mean initial increase in aortic valve area of 0.3 cm2.
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