Balloon aortic valvuloplasty is often used as a palliative measure or as a bridge to\ntranscatheter aortic valve replacement in the management of aortic stenosis in high\nrisk or inoperable patients. Severe aortic stenosis coexisting with coronary artery\ndisease is not uncommon. In these circumstances, adjuvant percutaneous coronary\nintervention may be warranted. The safety and efficacy of combined valve and coronary\nintervention strategies has been recently studied. An increased incidence of\ncomplications when both procedures are performed in the same setting may throw\nnew challenges. We report a case of fatal acute stent thrombosis following balloon\naortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention.
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