"Balloon Valvuloplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Widening of a stenosed HEART VALVE by the insertion of a balloon CATHETER into the valve and inflation of the balloon.
| Descriptor ID |
D063126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.148.108 E05.157.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Balloon Valvuloplasty- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Balloon Valvuloplasties
- Valvuloplasties, Balloon
- Valvuloplasty, Balloon
- Balloon Valvotomy
- Balloon Valvotomies
- Valvotomies, Balloon
- Valvotomy, Balloon
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Balloon Valvuloplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Gender-specific outcomes after balloon aortic valvuloplasty: Inhospital and long-term outcomes. Am Heart J. 2015 Jul; 170(1):180-6.
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Effect of bivalirudin on aortic valve intervention outcomes study: a two-centre registry study comparing bivalirudin and unfractionated heparin in balloon aortic valvuloplasty. EuroIntervention. 2014 Jul; 10(3):312-9.
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Aortic stenosis: role of balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Cardiol Clin. 2013 Aug; 31(3):327-36.
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The use of vascular closure devices and impact on major bleeding and net adverse clinical events (NACEs) in balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a sub-analysis of the BRAVO study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jan 01; 83(1):148-53.