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USE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IMAGING TO PREDICT IMPROVEMENT IN BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY (BAV) PRIOR TO DEFINITIVE AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

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Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is used as a “bridge to decision” in patients deemed prohibitive risk for surgery or when the benefit of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical… Click to show full abstract

Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is used as a “bridge to decision” in patients deemed prohibitive risk for surgery or when the benefit of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are unclear. This study evaluated if global longitudinal strain (

Keywords: balloon aortic; aortic valvuloplasty; aortic valve; valve replacement

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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