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SUBMITTER: Kotronias RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242918 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kotronias Rafail A RA Teitelbaum Michael M Bagur Rodrigo R
Journal of thoracic disease 20181101 Suppl 30
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) has historically been recommended prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Pre-implantation BAV (pBAV) creates fractures at the level of calcified leaflets, thereby facilitating delivery of the transcatheter valve system across the diseased aortic valve and, enhances prosthesis implantation and expansion within the calcified aortic valve annulus. New device designs, lower profile delivery systems and increasing operator experience have enabled d ...[more]