A valvuloplasty is a surgical procedure that opens heart valves that have become stiff due to heart disease. The procedure involves inserting a catheter and inflating a small balloon to open the valve ...

Balloon valvuloplasty is used to treat aortic valve stenosis (narrowing). This condition may be congenital, or it may develop later in life as a result of rheumatic fever or calcium build-up on the ...

During the preprocedure evaluation, it is important to discuss with both the patient and the consulting cardiothoracic surgeon whether the patient is a surgical candidate in the event of a ...

Center volume for fetal aortic valvuloplasty is not associated with technical success or complications but is linked to lower periprocedural death.

World’s first ultra-precise balloon specifically designed to prevent balloon ruptures in BAV and TAVI procedures will be launched at EuroPCR congress for cardiologists and surgeons in Paris next week.

Dear Doctors: I’ve been getting dizzy when I exercise or even stand up too fast. I got sent to a cardiologist who says it’s mitral valve stenosis. He thinks I’m a good candidate for a catheter repair ...

More than three-quarters of patients who undergo percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) for severe symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis will have good outcomes without the need for ...

Aga Khan University Hospital has carried out the balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty procedure, a first in Kenya. The non-surgical process treats pulmonic stenosis — obstruction of normal blood flow in ...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is examining percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and will publish guidance on its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon aortic valvuloplasty for treatment of congenital aortic stenosis was associated with low rates of ...

Omission of balloon aortic valvuloplasty before implanting a balloon-expandable aortic valve shortens procedure time and lowers contrast volume, but is associated with an increase in cerebral ...