Improvement in Aortic Valve Area in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Through Use of a New "Hourglass-Shaped" Valvuloplasty Balloon.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of the hourglass-shaped balloons provided larger AVA, as compared with use of cylindrical balloons. Use of the novel balloons was not associated with an increase in AI, PPM, or major adverse events. PMID: 29207363 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research