First experience without pre-ballooning in transapical aortic valve implantation: a propensity score-matched analysis†

Kempfert et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in Aortic valve disease (n=128). Direct transapical aortic valve implantation without pre-ballooning vs. Transapical aortic valve implantation with pre-ballooning was evaluated on Aortic valve incompetence ≥2+, Pmean postimplantation, major stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), requirement for post-dilatation and necessity for new pacemaker implantation. Direct transapical aortic valve implantation without pre-ballooning showed no significant differences in primary endpoints compared to pre-ballooning, and was associated with lower fluoroscopy time.