Tab. III.

Potential balloon aortic valvuloplasty candidates

The performance of AVR is not possible in patients:

with high-operative risk (previously: EuroSCORE > 20%, STS > 10%)

with massive calcifications within the ascending aorta (“porcelain aorta”)

with substantial chest malformation after chest radiation therapy

The performance of TAVI is not possible in patients:

who do not meet the anatomic criteria (annulus, valve, aorta)

with life expectancy < 1 year due to reasons other than the valve defect

after surgical remodeling of the left ventricle

with very low left ventricular ejection fraction

with significant stenoses of the main coronary arteries, disqualified from coronary angioplasty (PCI)

who suffer from cachexia

AVR – aortic valve replacement, TAVI – transcatheter aortic valve implantation, PCI – percutaneous coronary interventions