Impact of vascular closure with the pre-closure technique on adverse events in patients undergoing transfemoral balloon aortic valvuloplasty: results from a single-center registry

Background: Ischemic and bleeding complications, or net adverse clinical events (NACE), are common following transfemoral balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV). The impact of suture-mediated "pre-closure" using the Perclose device on NACE in this setting is unknown.