In 18 consecutive aortic valvuloplasty patients at our institution, there have been no periprocedural deaths or vascular complications since we began to preclose with an 8F Prostar XL Perclose device.

Valvular aortic stenosis is typically due to degenerative calcification, postinflammatory fibrocalcific disease (i.e., rheumatic heart disease), or a congenitally bicuspid valve. Calcification is ...

Doctors at Rainbow Children’s Heart Institute, Hyderabad, achieved a groundbreaking medical milestone by performing a life-saving fetal balloon aortic valvuloplasty on a 27-week-old fetus.

Aortic balloon valvuloplasty is very beneficial in congenital aortic stenosis where no calcification of the aortic valve has occurred, however, every other type of aortic stenosis is accompanied ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or implantation ... In a pilot study, the researchers inflate an hourglass-shaped valvuloplasty balloon to dilate and reshape the BAV more effectively ...

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 ...