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Pop goes the balloon: a cautionary tale in transaortic intervention

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This case report and images describe the rare complication of percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty balloon rupture with subsequent mass micro-bubble embolism and haemodynamic collapse. It serves as a cautionary reminder that despite routine standard preparation and technique this adverse event can still occur.

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  1. Cardiology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Rebecca Kozor, John Conleth Murphy, Christopher Choong, Peter Hansen & Ravinay Bhindi

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Kozor, R., Murphy, J.C., Choong, C. et al. Pop goes the balloon: a cautionary tale in transaortic intervention. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 30, 82–84 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-014-0256-6

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