Why the study?
Does concomitant percutaneous coronary intervention and balloon aortic valvuloplasty increase complications compared to balloon aortic valvuloplasty alone in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Population
409 patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) from 1/2007 to 12/2010
Comparison
Concomitant percutaneous coronary intervention… vs Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) alone
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 191 days (BAV alone) and 175.5 days (BAV/PCI)
Authors
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May support concomitant PCI during BAV without excess risk; extends observational data but requires randomized confirmation.
Does concomitant percutaneous coronary intervention and balloon aortic valvuloplasty increase complications compared to balloon aortic valvuloplasty alone in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Concomitant PCI and BAV is safe and associated with similar complication and mortality rates as BAV alone in patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Ben‐Dor et al. (2011) studied this question.
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