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Leaflet entrapment causing acute severe aortic insufficiency during balloon aortic valvuloplasty
C B Treasure1, F J Schoen, P A Treseler
1Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Clinical Cardiology
|July 1, 1989
Summary
Cusp entrapment, a novel mechanism, caused aortic insufficiency after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Pathologic findings suggest manipulation may restore valve function in similar calcific aortic stenosis cases.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
- Pathology
Background:
- Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is a treatment for calcific aortic stenosis.
- Aortic insufficiency (AI) can be a complication of BAV.
- Novel mechanisms of AI after BAV require investigation.