Research Article

Aortic Valve Predilatation with a Small Balloon, without Rapid Pacing, prior to Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Table 2

Procedural data.

Procedural data
Overall population

Contrast volume, mL107.9 ± 35.3
Radiation dose, Gy32402.5 ± 26989.7
X-ray time, min13.9 ± 5.2
Length of procedure, min59.9 ± 17.8
Balloon Size, (%)
 12 × 40 mm2 (4)
 12 × 60 mm32 (64)
 14 × 60 mm16 (32)
Valve Size, (%)
 SAPIEN 3 23 mm22 (44)
 SAPIEN 3 26 mm19 (38)
 SAPIEN 3 29 mm9 (18)

Values are (%) or mean ± SD. F = French.