Usefulness of contrast injection during balloon aortic valvuloplasty before transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a pilot study

Marco Barbanti1,2*, MD; Carmelo Sgroi1, MD, FSCAI; Sebastiano Immè1, MD; Patrizia Aruta1, MD; Wanda Deste1, MD; Simona Gulino1, MD; Stefano Cannata1, MD; Alessandra Giarratana1, MD; Vera Bottari1, MD; Daniela Giannazzo1, MD; Valeria Garretto3, MD; Martina Patanè1, MD; Emanuele Benvenuto1, MD; Davide Capodanno1, MD; Corrado Tamburino1,2, MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI