Seguimento clínico e ecodopplercardiográfico de idosos submetidos a valvuloplastia aórtica por cateter-baläo / Clinical and Doppler echocardiographic follow-up of elderly patients subjected to aortic balloon valvuloplasty
Arq. bras. cardiol
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56(5): 359-362, maio 1991. tab
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PurposeTo evaluate the evolution of patients with critical aortic stenosis (AS) submitted to balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV). Patients and Methodssixteen patients (mean age 74.0 ± 5.1 years), 11 (68.7%) women. The study periods consisted during the 3 rd (post-1) and 15th month (post-2) after dilatation. ResultsThe functional class of angina and dyspnea persisted in all patients during period post-1, in 75% of theo patients, during period post-2 in relation to intra-hospital evaluation. However, in period post-1, 53% of the patients had significant reduction of aortic valve area, trend which remained in period post-2. Simultaneously, progressive (insignificant) elevation of the left ventricular aortic peak to peak gradient was noticed in the periods post-1 and post-2. Two deaths and two aortic valve replacements occurred during the study. ConclusionBAV is associated to maintenance of functional class improvement obtained immediatly after dilatation despite the aortic valve restenosis registered by echodopplercardiography
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Catheterization
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Echocardiography, Doppler
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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