Use of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in Contemporary Era.

The role of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is evolving with the advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). 1 Otto CM Nishimura RA Bonow RO Carabello BA Erwin 3rd, JP Gentile F Jneid H Krieger EV Mack M McLeod C O'Gara PT Rigolin VH Sundt 3rd, TM Thompson A Toly C 2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association joint committee on clinical practice guidelines [published correction appears in Circulation 2021;143:e228] [published correction appears in Circulation 2021;143:e784]. Circulation. 2021; 143: e35-e71 Google Scholar There is limited data on the in-hospital and 6-month outcomes of BAV when performed with or without TAVI during the same hospitalization. Considering the advancements in TAVI technology and improved operator experience, we aimed to examine the outcomes of BAV patients in contemporary era.