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 ...

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 ...

In inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis, balloon valvuloplasty can enhance survival, function, and quality of life (QoL)—at least in the short term—according to data from the PARTNER trial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elderly patients with severe symptomatic calcific aortic stenosis do poorly with medical management. The optimal treatment for this group of patients is surgical valve replacement. Balloon ...