Outcomes Following Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Versus Surgical Valvotomy in Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: The rate of reintervention following BAV is higher than following SAV. However, survival rates, AVR, and development of late AI following BAV and SAV are equivalent. The costs associated with the two therapies in terms of hospital days and other morbidities should be considered in future comparative studies. PMID: 31158809 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research