{"id":52924,"date":"2025-04-25T22:09:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/valvuloplasty\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:13:08","slug":"valvuloplasty","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/fr\/mayo-health-library\/valvuloplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Valvuloplasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>A valvuloplasty is a treatment to repair a heart valve that has a narrowed opening. Narrowing of a heart valve is called valve stenosis.<\/p>\n<p>Four heart valves &mdash; the aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonary valves &mdash; open and close to let blood flow through the heart. In a narrowed heart valve, the valve flaps, also called leaflets, may become thick or stiff and fuse together. Valve stenosis reduces blood flow through the valve.<\/p>\n<p>A valvuloplasty may improve blood flow through the heart valve. It also may improve symptoms of heart valve disease, such as shortness of breath or chest pain.<\/p>\n<p>Valvuloplasty also may be called:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Balloon valvuloplasty.<\/li>\n<li>Balloon valvotomy.<\/li>\n<li>Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Valvuloplasty is done to repair a narrowed heart valve, also called valve stenosis. It may be done to treat:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aortic valve stenosis.<\/li>\n<li>Mitral valve stenosis.<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary valve stenosis, also called pulmonic stenosis.<\/li>\n<li>Tricuspid valve stenosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Untreated, some types of heart valve stenosis can lead to complications, including irregular heartbeats and heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to a healthcare professional to decide whether valvuloplasty or another treatment is best for you. Valvuloplasty may be suggested if you have severe valve narrowing that&#8217;s causing symptoms. But some people with heart valve disease need valvuloplasty even if the condition isn&#8217;t severe or when it&#8217;s not causing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to have a valvuloplasty also may depend on the valve affected. For example, the aortic valve tends to narrow again in adults who&#8217;ve had a valvuloplasty. So the treatment is usually done if you&#8217;re too sick for surgery or are waiting for a valve replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Valvuloplasty is done in the hospital, usually while you&#8217;re awake. A medicine called a sedative may be used to help you relax.<\/p>\n<p>Valvuloplasty is done during a procedure called cardiac catheterization. The doctor places a thin, flexible tube called catheter into a blood vessel, usually in the groin. The catheter is carefully guided to the narrowed valve in the heart. Once in position, a balloon on the tip of the catheter is inflated to widen the valve opening. This improves blood flow. The balloon is deflated. The catheter is removed.<\/p>\n<p>A valvuloplasty usually requires an overnight hospital stay. Regular health checkups and imaging tests of the heart are needed after valvuloplasty to make sure the heart valve is working properly.<\/p>\n<p>Valvuloplasty may improve blood flow through the heart and reduce symptoms. But the valve may narrow again. Another valvuloplasty or heart valve treatment may be needed in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out more about this cardiac catheter procedure to repair a narrowed heart valve.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[1686,1687,1682],"class_list":["post-52924","mayo","type-mayo","status-publish","hentry","tag-anatomical-structure","tag-medical-procedure","tag-person-group-concept","content_type-tests-procedures"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Valvuloplasty - Hancock Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/fr\/mayo-health-library\/valvuloplasty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Valvuloplasty - 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