Author’s response to reviews Title: Mid-term effect of balloon aortic valvuloplasty on mitral regurgitation in aortic stenosis Authors:

Title: Mid-term effect of balloon aortic valvuloplasty on mitral regurgitation in aortic stenosis Authors: Ryota Masaki (r.masaki@me.com) Masamichi Iwasaki (iwa_michi1114@yahoo.co.jp) Hidekazu Tanaka (tanakah@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) Tomoyo Hamana (tomohamachi@yahoo.co.jp) Susumu Odajima (nasebanaru7@gmail.com) Wataru Fujimoto (watarutaru_328@yahoo.co.jp) Koji Kuroda (k722black@yahoo.co.jp) Yutaka Hatani (hatani1105@gmail.com) Takumi Inoue (t_inosan@hotmail.com) Hiroshi Okamoto (okamotowork@gmail.com) Masanori Okuda (m_okuda@hp.pref.hyogo.jp) Takatoshi Hayashi (thayashi@awajimc.jp) Ken-ichi Hirata (hiratak@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) Version: 1 Date: 15 Mar 2020 Author’s response to reviews: Response to Reviewer #1: