This procedure requires two experienced operators ... is placed in the preclosed arteriotomy site. In 18 consecutive aortic valvuloplasty patients at our institution, there have been no ...

Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

Fetal balloon aortic valvuloplasty, a high-risk but potentially life-saving procedure, typically has a success rate of about 70 per cent . However, using a closure device in this context is a ...

Because of the possible need to convert to an open procedure ... physician threads a catheter across the aortic valve and performs balloon aortic valvuloplasty. The physician then positions ...

In fact, at 6 months after valvuloplasty about 50% of patients have completely restenosed their aortic valve to the same extent as before the procedure. The procedural mortality rate is 2-5% ...

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a procedure used to dilate the mitral valve in the setting of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. A catheter is inserted into the femoral vein ...

“In pure AR patients, there is no aortic annulus or leaflet calcification for stable anchoring of a transcatheter heart valve,” explains Yingqiang Guo, a professor of cardiac surgery and vice ...