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Clin Cardiol
; 14(11): 924-30, 1991 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1764830
ABSTRACT
This review describes 23 patients with aortic valve stenosis who underwent balloon valvuloplasty during life and had subsequent valve tissue examined at the time of aortic valve replacement or at necropsy. Of 23 stenotic aortic valves, 17 were examined within 30 days (early) after balloon dilation. Of these 94% had nonrheumatic (nonfused commissures) etiologies for the aortic stenosis. Of the 6 valves examined after 30 days (late) (restenosis), mechanisms of restenosis involve refusion of split commissures and probable elastic recoil. Clinical prediction of the aortic stenosis etiology prior to balloon valvuloplasty may help predict short- and long-term success of the dilation procedure.
Subject(s)
Aortic Valve Stenosis/pathology , Catheterization/standards , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Aortic Valve Stenosis/etiology , Aortic Valve Stenosis/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Recurrence
2.
Indiana Med
; 80(4): 342-6, 1987 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2953780
3.
Am J Cardiol
; 55(13 Pt 1): 1626-8, 1985 Jun 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3159252
4.
Indiana Med
; 77(9): 676-81, 1984 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6237147
5.
Indiana Med
; 77(2): 92-3, 1984 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6707455