Why the study?
Does transventricular aortic commissurotomy with a modified Bailey dilator improve subjective and objective outcomes in patients disabled by aortic stenosis?
Does transventricular aortic commissurotomy with a modified Bailey dilator improve subjective and objective outcomes in patients disabled by aortic stenosis?
This preliminary report describes the initial experience of transventricular aortic commissurotomy using a modified Bailey dilator in 15 patients with aortic stenosis.
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Hypothesis-generating in small series; should not yet change practice pending controlled trials.
Logan et al. (1956) studied this question.
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