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

Table 3

Procedural outcomes.

Procedural outcomes
Complication, (%)	Overall population
Device success	50 (100)
Aortic regurgitation ≥ grade 2	0 (0)
Mean AV gradient, mmHg	12.3 ± 4.7
Myocardial infarction	1 (2)
Periprocedural stroke	0 (0)
Disabling stroke	0 (0)
Nondisabling stroke	1 (2)
TIA	0 (0)
BARC life threatening/disabling bleeding	0 (0)
BARC major bleeding	4 (8)
BARC minor bleeding	5 (10)
VARC2 major vascular complication	0 (0)
VARC2 minor vascular complication	7 (14)
Permanent pacemaker implant	8 (16)
Acute kidney injury (RIFLE Classification)	5 (10)
Stage 1 (risk)	2 (4)
Stage 2 (injury)	3 (6)
Stage 3 (failure)	0 (0)
Procedural mortality	0 (0)

Values are (%). AV = aortic valve, TIA = transient ischemic attack, BARC = bleeding academic research consortium, VARC = valve academic research consortium, RIFLE = risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function, and end-stage kidney disease.