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Figure 6. A standard 0.035” J-tip wire can be introduced into the single-lumen balloon catheter with a large curve added, so that the balloon catheter can be directed around the left ventricular apex.
Figure 7. An exchange length 0.032 inch extra stiff wire is passed through the balloon catheter into the descending aorta above the aortic bifurcation.
have improved significantly. In addition to technology improvements, several key advances in the technique have made it more successful. Particularly, the
Figure 6 Video.
Figure 7 Video.
advent of rapid right ventricular pacing during balloon inflations to minimize balloon movement or "watermelon seeding" has made the procedure much
Feldman, T. et al.
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
