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Repeated Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis Who Are Not Candidates for Definitive Treatment.

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2015

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Barbara Bordoni, Carolina Moretti, Cinzia Marrozzini, Cristina Ciuca, Gianni Dall’Ara, Linda Taffani, Matteo Chiarabelli, Nevio Taglieri, Alessandra Berardini, Paolo Guastaroba,
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Abstract

BAV is associated with poor long-term clinical outcome. However, when no other therapeutic options are feasible, a strategy of repeated palliative BAV appears to be safe and is potentially associated with improved clinical outcomes.