PREDICTORS OF NET ADVERSE CLINICAL EVENTS POST BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY: RESULTS FROM THE BRAVO (EFFECT OF BIVALIRUDIN ON AORTIC VALVE INTERVENTION OUTCOMES) STUDY

Pts with severe aortic stenosis at extreme risk for surgery can have balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for treatment of symptoms, or as a temporizing step prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement. However, post-procedural complications such as bleeding, vascular complications and stroke are