Balloon Valvuloplasty in Bangalore

Overview

Understanding this service

Balloon valvuloplasty, also called balloon valvotomy, is used to open a heart valve that has become too narrow. A catheter carrying a deflated balloon is guided to the valve; the balloon is inflated for a short time to widen the opening and is then removed.

The source heart-valve page notes that selected narrowed mitral valves can be treated with balloon dilation without surgery. Balloon treatment may also be considered for other valve stenoses in carefully selected patients. Echocardiography is central to confirming severity and deciding whether valvuloplasty, surgery or another catheter treatment is appropriate.

When is it recommended?

Significant valve stenosis confirmed by echocardiography
Selected mitral stenosis with anatomy suitable for balloon dilation
Selected pulmonary valve stenosis
Selected aortic-valve stenosis when a specialist team considers balloon treatment appropriate
Symptoms or heart effects that make treatment of the narrowed valve necessary

Purpose and potential benefits

Widens a narrowed valve opening and improves blood flow
Uses a catheter rather than an open-chest operation
May relieve symptoms or delay valve replacement in selected patients
Offers a treatment option when the valve anatomy and clinical situation are suitable

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What happens

How the pathway works.

Your exact pathway depends on your clinical assessment.

01

Valve assessment

The cardiologist reviews symptoms and uses echocardiography, ECG and other tests as needed to identify the valve involved, measure severity and assess suitability.

02

Catheter placement

Through a blood vessel, usually at the groin, a catheter is guided to the narrowed valve under imaging. Anaesthesia and sedation are selected for the patient and procedure.

03

Balloon dilation

The balloon is positioned across the valve and briefly inflated to stretch the opening. It is then deflated and removed.

04

Reassessment

The team checks blood flow and valve function, monitors the access site and arranges follow-up, often including echocardiography.

Before & after

What patients can expect.

Preparation may include fasting, blood tests and a review of medicines.

The procedure is performed in a catheterisation laboratory with continuous monitoring.

Length of stay and return to activity depend on the valve treated and the patient's condition.

Valves can narrow again or remain leaky, so scheduled cardiology and echocardiography follow-up remains important.

Why Dr. Bagi Heart Centre

One specialist view across diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

Dr. Bagi combines interventional experience with non-invasive evaluation and hospital-based care coordination. Recommendations are made after reviewing symptoms, examination findings and relevant reports.

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Procedural experience7,000+ interventional procedures recorded by the source site.

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Echocardiography

A non-invasive ultrasound examination that creates moving images of the heart's structure, valves, pumping action and blood flow.

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Questions, answered

Balloon Valvuloplasty — frequently asked questions

General guidance only — your cardiologist will tailor advice to your health and reports.

No. It stretches the existing narrowed valve opening. Valve repair or replacement may still be needed if balloon treatment is unsuitable or the valve disease progresses.

No. It is performed through a catheter passed through a blood vessel to the heart.

The cardiologist considers symptoms, valve type, severity, anatomy on echocardiography and the patient's overall health before recommending a treatment.

Yes. Follow-up checks symptoms and valve function and helps identify recurrent narrowing or leakage.

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