FOLLOW-UP RECATHERIZATION AFTER BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY

The results of recatheterization were assessed in a select group of 95 patients enrolled in the Mansfield Scientific Aortic Valvuloplasty Registry to determine whether any procedural or patient-related variables at baseline predicted either initial immediate or follow-up results. Thus, in this select group of patients, differences in procedural techniques at the time of aortic valvuloplasty did not appear to influence the return toward the baseline aortic valve gradient at follow-up. Fewer symptoms at follow-up were observed in those patients achieving the greatest aortic valve area after the procedure and in those with maintenance of left ventricular contractile performance