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Biradial kissing balloon aortic valvuloplasty as a bridge to transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a morbidly obese patient.

Ammar EljackAmr IdrisKamal FadlallaKarim M Al-Azizi
Published in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2022)
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) has been increasingly used to medically optimize patients with severe aortic stenosis prior to surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, as a bridge to palliative therapy, or as palliative therapy. BAV traditionally requires large vascular sheaths to allow for sizable valvuloplasty balloons. Herein, we report a case of a patient who received BAV as a bridge to gastric surgery to facilitate weight loss as a bridge to transcatheter aortic valve replacement. BAV was successfully completed via a biradial approach.
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