Is there a role for balloon valvuloplasty in patients with stenotic aortic bioprosthetic valves?
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.
Kirwan
Christopher
C
Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Richardson
Gail
G
Rothman
Martin T
MT
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male