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  2. Heart valve repair - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valve repair is mainly used to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. [citation needed] A mitral balloon valvuloplasty enlarges the valve opening to allow greater oxygenated blood flow into the left ventricle, and since severe mitral regurgitation can be a major complication, degrees of stenosis, regurgitation, and valve anatomical features are taken ...

  3. Mitral valve annuloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valve annuloplasty is a surgical technique for the repair of leaking mitral valves. Due to various factors, the two leaflets normally involved in sealing the mitral valve to retrograde flow may not coapt properly. Surgical repair typically involves the implantation of a device surrounding the mitral valve, called an annuloplasty device ...

  4. Valvulotomy - Wikipedia

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    A valvulotomy, valvotomy, [1] valvuloplasty, or valvoplasty is a procedure used in heart valve surgery that consists of making one or more incisions at the edges of the commissure formed between the two (mitral valve), or three tricuspid valve leaflets. This relieves the constriction of valvular stenosis (especially mitral valve stenosis).

  5. Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive therapeutic procedure to correct an uncomplicated mitral stenosis by dilating the valve using a balloon. Under local anaesthetic , a catheter with a special balloon is passed from the right femoral vein , up the inferior vena cava and into the right atrium .

  6. Interventional cardiology - Wikipedia

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    Valvuloplasty It is the dilation of narrowed cardiac valves (usually mitral, aortic, or pulmonary). Congenital heart defect correction Percutaneous approaches can be employed to correct atrial septal and ventricular septal defects, closure of a patent ductus arteriosus, and angioplasty of the great vessels. Percutaneous valve replacement

  7. Mitral valve repair - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valve repair is a cardiac surgery procedure performed by cardiac surgeons to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve.The mitral valve is the "inflow valve" for the left side of the heart.

  8. Aortic valvuloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Aortic valvuloplasty, also known as balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), is a procedure used to improve blood flow through the aortic valve in conditions that cause aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic valve. It can be performed in various patient populations including fetuses, newborns, children, adults, and pregnant women.

  9. Mitral valve - Wikipedia

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    A less invasive method is that of mitral valvuloplasty which uses a balloon catheter to open up a stenotic valve. Alternatively, the Lawrie technique is an option for patients who have less valve tissue available for repair as they may have damaged or fragile valve leaflets.