Heart valves control how blood moves through your heart from one chamber
to the next. A narrow heart valve (stenosis) may keep your heart from
pumping blood well. Balloon valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive procedure
that uses a small catheter with a balloon at the end of it that’s
inserted in your heart valve through your leg vein. The balloon is opened,
and the valve is widened to increase blood flow. Used on any of the four
heart valves, the most common valvuloplasty is for mitral or aortic valves.
Valvuloplasty may improve blood flow through the heart and reduce symptoms.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Traditionally, valve replacement requires an open-heart procedure with
a “sternotomy,” in which the chest is surgically opened for
the procedure. With transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally
invasive procedure used for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, inserts
a new valve inside the damaged valve without removing the diseased valve.
Once the new valve is in place and expanded, it pushes the old valve leaflets
out of the way, and the tissue in the replacement valve takes over the
job of regulating blood flow.
Transcatheter mitral valve repair or replacement (TMVR)
The mitral valve controls blood flow between the upper left heart chamber
and the lower left heart chamber. Mitral valve regurgitation, aka “leaky
valve”, can cause irregular heart rhythms or heart failure. The
mitral valve can be replaced with a bioprosthetic tissue valve or repaired
with a ring or clip via catheter that is inserted through a blood vessel
to reach the heart and take over or repair the faulty valve.
Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TEER)
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is a simple and safe procedure
to fix your mitral valve. During the procedure, your heart doctor accesses
your heart valve via catheter through a vein in your leg. A small clip
implant is attached to the leaflets of your mitral valve to help it close
more completely and restore normal blood flow.
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is a procedure that replaces
a damaged mitral valve. A catheter is inserted through a blood vessel
in your leg to reach the heart and replace the faulty valve. This procedure
puts a new valve inside the failing valve to reinforce the mitral valve
and take over the damaged valve’s function. Once the new valve is
expanded, it pushes the old valve leaflets out of the way and takes over
the job of regulating blood flow.
Transcatheter patent foranen ovale closure
A transcatheter closure of the patent foramen ovale, or atrial septal defect
(a hole in the heart wall separating the top two chambers), is a minimally
invasive procedure that plugs an opening (the foramen ovale) in the heart
that usually closes at birth. After birth, when your lungs are working,
this opening usually closes. If it doesn’t and cardiac issues arise,
a PFO device is inserted in the opening via a catheter. Your body’s
own tissue will grow over it, completely covering it, and becoming a part
of your heart wall. One of the benefits of PFO closure is that it may
prevent recurrent or repeat strokes with an unknown cause.
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