Table 2.

Catheterization Data

	All patients (n=25)
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mmHg)	17 (10–27)
LV end-diastolic pressure (mm Hg)	17 (9–24)
LV end-diastolic pressure ≥ 15 mm Hg (n,%)	18 (72%)
Mean PA pressure (mm Hg)	24 (14–35)
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (Wood units)	1.5 (0.2–6.9)
Pre-BAVP AR grade†	1 (0–2.5)
Post-BAVP AR grade†	2 (1–3)
Pre-BAVP AS gradient (mm Hg)	63 (44–105)
Post-BAVP AS gradient (mm Hg)	30 (10–43)
AS Gradient reduction (mm Hg)	30 (15–75)
AS Gradient reduction (%)	54 (27–83)

^*LV, left ventricle; PA, pulmonary artery; BAVP, balloon aortic valvuloplasty; AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis.

Values are expressed as median (range)

^†AR ordinal grading system: 0=none, 1=trivial, 2=mild, 3=moderate, 4=severe