title: Pop goes the balloon: a cautionary tale in transaortic intervention.
abstract: This case report and images describe the rare complication of percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty balloon rupture with subsequent mass micro-bubble embolism and haemodynamic collapse. It serves as a cautionary reminder that despite routine standard preparation and technique this adverse event can still occur.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, rebeccakozor@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kozor
authors.forename: John Conleth
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Ravinay
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhindi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004452:Echocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*