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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Oct 22;14(11):e011028. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011028

Table 4:

BA-BASILICA Procedural Characteristics and Outcomes

Procedural Characteristics N = 16
Access 15 (94%) Transfemoral1 (6%) Transcaval
Sentinel cerebral protection 16 (100%)
General anesthesia 15 (94%)
Procedural Outcomes
Successful traversal 16 (100%)
Midline/lengthwise laceration 16 (100%)
Time added by BA, min 11.8 ± 4.6
New or increase pressor use following BA 0
Successful TAVR implant 16 (100%)
Need for second valve 0
Need for PPM 0
Coronary obstruction 1 (6%) – patient 15
Rescue stent for leaflet prolapse 2 (13%) – patients 5 and 7
PCI or surgery at 30 days 0
Procedural Complications
Stroke 1 (6%)
Major vascular complication 2 (13%)
Life threatening bleed 1 (6%)
Echocardiographic Outcomes
Ejection fraction 57.2 ± 5.8
AVA 1.9 ± 0.7
AV mean gradient, mmHg 16 ± 5.7
AV peak velocity, m/s 2.7 ± 0.5
Aortic insufficiency ≥ mild 0
Survival
Survived procedure 16 (100%)
Survived to 30 days 16 (100%)

A table summarizing procedural, echocardiographic and clinical outcomes data from all BA-BASILICA patients.

Abbreviations: AV – aortic valve, AVA – aortic valve area, BA – balloon-augmented, PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention, PPM – permanent pacemaker, TAVR – transcatheter aortic valve replacement