Balloon Mitral Valvotomy – BMV Balloon Surgery
Valve stenosis can sometimes be treated with medications if the symptoms are mild. When medications do not work to control symptoms, balloon valvotomy or surgical valve repair or replacement is performed.
Balloon valvotomy successfully opens the narrowed valve and improves the overall function of the heart.
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.
