Direct vs preimplantation balloon valvuloplasty in transcatheter aortic valve replacement—Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective‐matched cohorts
Abstract:Background
This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of direct vs preimplantation balloon valvuloplasty (predilatation) before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Methods
We performed a systematic literature search up until March 2020 from PubMed, SCOPUS, EuropePMC, Cochrane Central Database, ProQuest, and http://ClinicalTrials.gov. We included randomized controlled trial (RCT) and prospective‐matched cohorts that compared direct TAVR and preimplantation ball… Show more
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