Review on balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a surgeon's perspective in 2008
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Review on balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a surgeon's perspective in 2008. / Conradi, Lenard; Reichenspurner, Hermann.
in: CLIN RES CARDIOL, Jahrgang 97, Nr. 5, 05.2008, S. 285-287.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Review on balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a surgeon's perspective in 2008
AU - Conradi, Lenard
AU - Reichenspurner, Hermann
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - The article by Sack and co-workers published in this issue presents the results of a retrospective study on the treatment of severe calcified aortic stenosis (AS) by means of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in the elderly patient. While arguing that BAV should be used in patients unfit for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) due to relative contraindications their results reveal widely unfavourable outcomes particularly with regard to survival and mortality rates. In contrast, surgical AVR yields excellent results in the mid- and long-term follow-up even in a high-risk patient population. In the rare case of real contraindications to surgical AVR transcatheter valve implantation techniques seem to be the more adequate alternative today.
AB - The article by Sack and co-workers published in this issue presents the results of a retrospective study on the treatment of severe calcified aortic stenosis (AS) by means of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in the elderly patient. While arguing that BAV should be used in patients unfit for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) due to relative contraindications their results reveal widely unfavourable outcomes particularly with regard to survival and mortality rates. In contrast, surgical AVR yields excellent results in the mid- and long-term follow-up even in a high-risk patient population. In the rare case of real contraindications to surgical AVR transcatheter valve implantation techniques seem to be the more adequate alternative today.
KW - Aged
KW - Aortic Valve
KW - Aortic Valve Stenosis/etiology
KW - Calcinosis/complications
KW - Cardiomyopathies/complications
KW - Catheterization/methods
KW - Humans
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Treatment Outcome
U2 - 10.1007/s00392-008-0651-z
DO - 10.1007/s00392-008-0651-z
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 18317665
VL - 97
SP - 285
EP - 287
JO - CLIN RES CARDIOL
JF - CLIN RES CARDIOL
SN - 1861-0684
IS - 5
ER -
