BACKGROUND: Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty has been the accepted first-line treatment for congenital pulmonic stenosis in children. Its efficacy in adolescents and adults is less well defined.
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 ...
It is used to determine the suitability of the mitral valve structure for percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty, a minimally invasive procedure using a balloon to open the stenotic mitral valve.