BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY AS A BRIDGE TO AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT A CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Nationwide data on the utilization and outcomes of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) as a bridge to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in are limited. Patients who underwent BAV between January 1st 2015 and December 31st 2016 were identified in the National-Readmission-Database (NRD).