Aortic Valve Predilatation with a Small Balloon, without Rapid Pacing, prior to Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

<div>(a) BAV with a normal “occlusive” valvuloplasty-balloon. (b) AVPD with a small, “nonocclusive”-balloon. (c) Hemodynamic effects of AVPD.</div>

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Figure 2: Aortic Valve Predilatation with a Small Balloon, without Rapid Pacing, prior to Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 