title: [Emergency percutaneous valvuloplasty: Which patients, which results?]
abstract: Balloon aortic valvuloplasty is a relatively simple procedure with a low rate of complications despite patients' frailty. Urgent balloon aortic valvuloplasty is especially useful in patients with temporary contra-indication to TAVI or in case of difficult clinical scenario. It allows for a functional improvement for up to 6 months. This period should be used to bridge the patient to TAVI or surgical aortic valve replacement, stand-alone aortic valvuloplasty being without mid-term survival benefit.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France. Electronic address: Christophe.Tron@chu-rouen.fr.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tron
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bizios
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Najime
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouhzam
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bettinger
authors.affiliation: CHU de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service de cardiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eltchaninoff
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome