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Chapter 2
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Cardiovascular Care
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Valve Leaflet Resection and Repair
The section between the dashed line
is excised.
The edges are approximated and sutured.) The repair is finished off with an
annuloplasty ring.
Commissurotomy of Mitral Valve
In commissurotomy, the
thickened valve leaflets
are surgically separated.
Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty
During valvuloplasty, a surgeon inserts a small balloon catheter through the
skin at the femoral vein and advances it until it reaches the affected valve.
The balloon is then inflated, forcing the valve opening to widen.
Catheter
Inflated balloon