Transcatheter heart valve (THV) underexpansion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be associated with worse outcomes. THV expansion can be assessed fluoroscopically using a pigtail for ...

In 18 consecutive aortic valvuloplasty patients at our institution, there have been no periprocedural deaths or vascular complications since we began to preclose with an 8F Prostar XL Perclose device.

and emergency balloon aortic valvuloplasty (eBAV) in CS patients. Methods A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was performed. The primary endpoint was mortality at 30 days. Secondary ...