Abstract:Background: Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) is common in the elderly with a prevalence of 10% in the age group.than 80. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the recommended treatment for patients with symptomatic severe AS. In certain cases, bridging to AVR with a balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) may be needed to stablise the patient. We present a trans-radial BAV case. Case: A frail 76 year-old female with severe AS (mean gradient 70mmHg) admitted with congestive cardiac failure was being considered fo… Show more
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