American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 41-42 , July 2004

Should we cross the valve: the risk of retrograde catheterization of the left ventricle in patients with aortic stenosis

  • Trip J Meine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Trip J Meine, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715, USA.
    • ,
  • J.Kevin Harrison, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

References 

  1. Bartsch B, Haase KK, Voelker W, et al.  Risk of invasive diagnosis with retrograde catheterization of the left ventricle in patients with acquired aortic valve stenosis. Z Kardiol. 1999;88:255–260
  2. Bonow RO, Carabello B, de Leon AC, et al.  Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (executive summary. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease)). Circulation. 1998;98:1949–1984
  3. Omran H, Schmidt H, Hackenbroch M, et al.  Silent and apparent cerebral embolism after retrograde catheterization of the aortic valve in valvular stenosis (a prospective, randomized study). Lancet. 2003;361:1241–1246
  4. Otto CM. Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of aortic and mitral stenoses. Echocardiography. 1999;16:675–676
  5. Harrison JK, Davidson CJ, Phillips HR, et al.  A rapid, effective technique for retrograde crossing of valvular aortic stenosis using standard coronary catheters. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1990;21:51–54

PII: S0002-8703(04)00325-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.05.031

American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 41-42 , July 2004

Article Tools