Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristics	Value
Male gender, n (%)	14 (46.7%)
Age (years), mean ± standard deviation (range)	61.5 ± 4.5 (6–78)
Weight (kg), mean ± standard deviation	42.30 ± 18.58
Bicuspid aortic valve, n (%)	10 (33.3%)
Hypertension, n (%)	10 (33.3%)
Current smoker, n (%)	8 (26.7%)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	5 (16.7%)
Previous PCI, n (%)	1 (3.3%)
Pregnancy, n (%)	1 (3.3%)
Allergy to iodine, n (%)	2 (6.6%)
Aplastic anemia, n (%)	1 (3.3%)
Renal dysfunction, n (%)	2 (6.6%)

PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention.