title: Is there a role for balloon valvuloplasty in patients with stenotic aortic bioprosthetic valves?
abstract: The management of patients with stenotic aortic bioprostheses is usually surgical. However, a proportion of such patients are unfit for such procedures. The technique of aortic balloon valvuloplasty as an alternative treatment strategy for such patients is explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirwan
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Martin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male