BALLOON VOLVULOPLASTY
Balloon valvuloplasty is a procedure that widens a narrowed heart valve (also called valvotomy or valvotomy). Aortic valve stenosis is the cause of this narrowing of the aortic valve.
A thin flexible tube called a catheter is inserted through an artery in the groin or arm during this operation and threaded through the heart. A balloon at the end of the tube is inflated as the tube reaches the closed heart valve. The balloon makes the opening of the valve wider.
You will be awake during the treatment. However, to help you relax, you can receive local anesthesia where the catheter is implanted, as well as intravenous (IV) pain relief along with a sedative.