Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States
Singh V, Patel NJ, Badheka AO, Arora S, Patel N, Macon C, Savani GT, Manvar S, Patel J, Thakkar B, Panchal V, Solanki S, Patel N, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Ram V, Kliger CA, Schreiber T, Neill W, Cohen MG, Alfonso CE, Grines CL, Mangi A, Pfau S, Forrest JK, Cleman M, Makkar R. Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 115: 480-486. PMID: 25543235, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayCost of hospitalizationSame hospitalizationPCI groupHospital mortalityComplication rateConcomitant percutaneous coronary interventionHigh surgical risk patientsPercutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplastySimilar LOSAortic balloon valvuloplastySurgical risk patientsBalloon aortic valvuloplastyHospital mortality rateHigher hospitalization costsInvasive endovascular therapiesComparison of outcomesAortic valvuloplastyBalloon valvuloplastyWeekend admissionCoronary interventionOnly patientsRisk patientsSecondary outcomes