Poor Performance of Surgery Risk Models for Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
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Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
Following the description by Lababidi in 1983 of balloon aortic valvuloplasty, it has been adopted by several groups of workers for relief of aortic valve stenosis. The indications for the procedure are peak-to-peak systolic pressure gradients in excess of 50 mmHg with symptoms or ECG changes or a gradient greater than 70 mmHg irrespective of the symptoms or ECG changes. One or more balloon dil...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.422