Balloon valvuloplasty after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): always safe?

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 15;173(3):e31-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.060. Epub 2014 Mar 18.

Authors

E Fabris¹, A Perkan², E Rauber², A Pappalardo², A Salvi², G Sinagra²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Department, "Ospedali Riuniti" and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. Electronic address: enrico.fabris@hotmail.it.
² Cardiovascular Department, "Ospedali Riuniti" and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

PMID: 24684993
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.060

No abstract available

Keywords: Balloon valvuloplasty; Prosthesis dislocation; TAVI.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Balloon Valvuloplasty / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Failure*
Radiography
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*