This review discusses the technical challenges of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty and coronary angioplasty and explores the potential of intravascular ultrasound imaging for procedural guidance.
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IVUS may aid guidance amid technical challenges in valvuloplasty and angioplasty; leaves open clinical adoption pending prospective trials.
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