[Emergency percutaneous valvuloplasty: Which patients, which results?]

Christophe Tron; Anna Bizios; Eric Durand; Najime Bouhzam; Nicolas Bettinger; Hélène Eltchaninoff

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2016.05.019

[Emergency percutaneous valvuloplasty: Which patients, which results?]

Presse Med. 2016 Oct;45(10):898-902. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2016.05.019. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

[Article in French]

Authors

Christophe Tron¹, Anna Bizios², Eric Durand², Najime Bouhzam², Nicolas Bettinger², Hélène Eltchaninoff²

Affiliations

¹ CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.

PMID: 27374262
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2016.05.019

Abstract

Balloon aortic valvuloplasty is a relatively simple procedure with a low rate of complications despite patients' frailty. Urgent balloon aortic valvuloplasty is especially useful in patients with temporary contra-indication to TAVI or in case of difficult clinical scenario. It allows for a functional improvement for up to 6 months. This period should be used to bridge the patient to TAVI or surgical aortic valve replacement, stand-alone aortic valvuloplasty being without mid-term survival benefit.

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Balloon Valvuloplasty* / methods
Emergency Treatment*
Humans
Patient Selection
Treatment Outcome