Balloon Mitral Valvotomy (BMV) Balloon Surgery in Turkey
Balloon valvotomy is used to increase the opening of a narrowed (stenotic) valve. It is used for:
- Select patients who have mitral valve stenosis with symptoms
- Older patients who have aortic valve stenosis, but are not able to undergo surgery
- Some patients with pulmonic valve stenosis
This balloon valvotomy procedure can be performed on the mitral, tricuspid, aortic or pulmonary valves.
Balloon valvotomy is a non-surgical procedure performed by a cardiologist and a specialized team of nurses and technicians in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.
The procedure takes approximately 1 hour, but the preparation time and recovery time add several hours. Normally patients go home the day after the valvotomy operation for balloons.
