Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5984384 | Journal of Cardiology Cases | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An 86-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of congestive heart failure with severe aortic stenosis and advanced atrioventricular (AV) block. Despite pharmacological therapy, he developed complete AV block and resultant acute pulmonary edema requiring temporary pacing and tracheal intubation. We urgently performed retrograde balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) with a sheathless technique. The AV block disappeared soon after the procedure; this was probably attributable to the correction of relative myocardial ischemia, obtained by BAV. Thus, he successfully recovered from a critical condition.
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Authors
Hidenori MD, Yusuke MD, Toshihiko MD,