Urgent Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty or Urgent TAVR in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is commonly used in patients with severe decompensated aortic stenosis (AS) and provides symptomatic improvement without any benefit in overall survival [(1)][1]. Outcomes following BAV are often short-lived due to development of valvular restenosis [(2)][2], which