Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2013
Multicenter StudyStandalone balloon aortic valvuloplasty: indications and outcomes from the UK in the transcatheter valve era.
We sought to characterize UK-wide balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) experience in the TAVI era. ⋯ Balloon aortic valvuloplasty offers good immediate hemodynamic efficacy at an acceptable risk of major complications. Medium-term prognosis is poor in the absence of definitive therapy.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2013
Multicenter StudyImpact of intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention on long-term clinical outcomes in a real world population.
To compare long-term clinical outcomes between intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided and angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a large "real world" registry. ⋯ IVUS-guided PCI may reduce long-term mortality when compared with conventional angiography-guided PCI. This may encourage the routine use of IVUS for PCI in patients undergoing DES implantation. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2013
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyImpact of aortic valve calcification on the outcome of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from the prospective multicenter German TAVI registry.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an emerging technology in patients with severe aortic stenosis. ⋯ Our results of a real-world registry suggest that the extent of aortic valve calcification does not influence the success or procedural outcome significantly.