Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With or Without Preimplantation Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BackgroundPreimplantation balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is considered a routine procedure during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) to facilitate prosthesis implantation and expansion; however, it has been speculated that fewer embolic events and/or less hemodynamic instability may...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Bagur, Chun Shing Kwok, Luis Nombela‐Franco, Peter F. Ludman, Mark A. de Belder, Sandro Sponga, Mark Gunning, James Nolan, Pantelis Diamantouros, Patrick J. Teefy, Bob Kiaii, Michael W. A. Chu, Mamas A. Mamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.003191