TAVI: Treatment for Aortic Stenosis
Severe narrowing of the aortic valve can be treated with a new valve delivered by catheter, without opening the chest. Who it suits is decided by the heart team.
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Severe narrowing of the aortic valve can be treated with a new valve delivered by catheter, without opening the chest. Who it suits is decided by the heart team.
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A leak at the mitral or tricuspid valve can be reduced by joining the edges of the leaflets with a catheter. The chest is not opened; the procedure goes in through the vein in the groin.
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A narrowed heart valve is widened with a balloon passed up from the groin. On the mitral valve this is the main treatment; on the aortic valve it is usually a step along the way.
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A hole between the atria (ASD) or the ventricles (VSD) can be closed with a double-disc device passed up from the groin. Suitability depends on the type of hole.
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