Severe hypertensive encephalopathy following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 15;171(3):e63-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.106. Epub 2013 Dec 8.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Agnes Gignes Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, NSW, Australia.
² Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia.
³ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: mkcng@med.usyd.edu.au.

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Keywords: Aortic stenosis; Balloon aortic valvuloplasty; Hypertensive encephalopathy.

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