https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/LY2603618-IC-
BACKGROUND Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) has seen renewed interest since the advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The study aimed to characterise a contemporary BAV cohort and determinants of clinical outcomes. METHODS Patients undergoing BAV at a single tertiary centre were retrospectively reviewed over a 10-year period, and functional and mortality outcomes were reported with up to a 2-year follow-up. RESULTS 224 patients (aged 82.5±8.3 years; 48% female) underwent BAV over the study period. Indicatio