Balloon aortic valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis as a bridge to high-risk transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Gian Paolo Ussia, Davide Capodanno, Marco Barbanti, Marilena Scarabelli, Sebastiano Immè, Valeria Cammalleri, Massimiliano Mulè, Anna Maria Pistritto, Patrizia Aruta, Corrado Tamburino

PubMed · 2010 · 62 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Bridging to TAVI with BAV is a feasible and reasonably safe approach to offer temporary relief in selected high-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and a high chance of periprocedural complications.