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

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 (