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Percutaneous Valve Therapies

Percutaneous valve therapies are minimally invasive procedures used to repair or replace damaged heart valves without the need for open-heart surgery.

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Percutaneous Valve Therapies

Percutaneous treatments are available for treating patients with aortic or mitral valve disease. It is a minimally invasive procedure repair or replace the disease heart valve without removing the damaged one. The new valve is delivered to the beating heart through the catheter that is inserted under the skin in to the blood vessel (known as percutaneous or endovascular access) and guided through to the heart. These procedures are usefull for treating patients with who cannot undergo surgery, who have had surgery that failed and treatments include TAVI, MitralClip and Balloon valvuloplasty.

Heart Valve Types and Treatment Conditions
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

  • When a damaged aortic valve cannot be repaired or replaced surgically, an artificial valve made of animal tissue and metal mesh can be implanted via a catheter.

MitraClip

  • A mitral valve that leaks because it does not close properly (regurgitation) can be treated with a small clothespin-like clip implanted via a catheter to help the valve seal more tightly.

MitraClip
Balloon Valvuloplasty

Balloon Valvuloplasty

  • If a heart valve is narrow or stiffened, a balloon on the end of the catheter can be inflated to push the valve open and allow more blood to flow through.