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what is 'valvotomy'?
Definition for valvotomy
valvotomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: valvular heart problems.
related diagnosis for 'valvotomy'
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valvular heart problems
conditions affecting the heart valves that direct blood flow between the chambers of the heart
valvotomy and valvular heart problems
related procedure for 'valvotomy'/associated diagnoses
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Balloon Valvuloplasty
valvotomy and Balloon Valvuloplasty
Cardiac Catheterization
coronary angiogram
valvotomy and Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Valvotomy
valvotomy and Cardiac Valvotomy
Cardiac Ventriculogram
valvotomy and Cardiac Ventriculogram
Cardiac stress testing
valvotomy and Cardiac stress testing
Cardiac transplantation
valvotomy and Cardiac transplantation
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
valvotomy and Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
valvotomy and Chest X-ray
Color flow Doppler echocardiography
valvotomy and Color flow Doppler echocardiography
Defibrillation
valvotomy and Defibrillation
Doppler echocardiogram
valvotomy and Doppler echocardiogram
ECHOcardiogram
valvotomy and ECHOcardiogram
EKG
Electrocardiogram
valvotomy and EKG
Fetal therapy
valvotomy and Fetal therapy
Fetoscopy
valvotomy and Fetoscopy
Implantation of Automatic Cardiac Defibrillator
valvotomy and Implantation of Automatic Cardiac Defibrillator
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Heart
valvotomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Heart
Multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) scan
valvotomy and Multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) scan
Nuclear imaging
valvotomy and Nuclear imaging
Nuclear ventriculoscintigraphy
valvotomy and Nuclear ventriculoscintigraphy
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ace inhibitors
valvotomy and ace inhibitors
afterload reduction
valvotomy and afterload reduction
antiarrhythmic drugs
valvotomy and antiarrhythmic drugs
bacterial endocarditis prophyllaxis
valvotomy and bacterial endocarditis prophyllaxis
digoxin
valvotomy and digoxin
diuretics
valvotomy and diuretics
treat heart failure
valvotomy and treat heart failure
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Open aortic valvotomy for congenital aortic stenosis. Late results.
... patients, aged 2 to 28 years, were followed after open aortic valvotomy. ... performed 2 to 14 years after valvotomy for severe stenosis in 12 patients, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=481091
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Mitral Valve Stenosis-Surgery
If medications are not effective in controlling your symptoms of mitral valve stenosis or if your doctor determines that ... A balloon valvotomy is usually ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/mitral-valve-stenosis-surgery
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Talk:Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... should go for percutaneous mitral valvotomy for mitral stenosis, mention the ... results.2 Superb results with valvotomy are seen in individuals with a ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mitral_stenosis
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eMedicine - Mitral Stenosis : Article by Senthil Nachimuthu
Mitral stenosis is an obstruction to left ventricular inflow at the mitral valve ... should be considered for percutaneous valvotomy if the pulmonary pressure is 50 ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1486.htm
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Open mitral valvotomy: fourteen years' experience.
One hundred and fifty seven (71%) patients were treated by open mitral valvotomy. ... curves predict the 90.2% 10 year survival after open mitral valvotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=481364
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eMedicine - Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum : Article by John R Charpie
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PAIVS) is a rare congenital cardiac lesion characterized by ... pulmonary valvotomy in neonates ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2526.htm
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Mitral Valve Stenosis-Treatment Overview
Key pointsTreatment of mitral valve stenosis depends on the severity of your ... Balloon valvotomy. ... valve and are not good candidates for balloon valvotomy. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/mitral-valve-stenosis-treatment-overview
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Laser valvotomy with balloon valvoplasty for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: five years' ...
... results of transcatheter laser valvotomy with balloon valvoplasty in selected ... Balloon valvuloplasty after pulmonary valvotomy for babies with pulmonary ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=484686
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eMedicine - Mitral Stenosis : Article by Yiju Teresa Liu, MD
Mitral Stenosis - Mitral stenosis (MS) is a narrowing of the inlet valve into ... morphology favorable for percutaneous balloon valvotomy in the absence of left ...
http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic315.htm
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How Is Heart Valve Disease Treated?
The goals of heart valve disease treatment are to: ... Prevent, treat, or relieve the symptoms of other ... This procedure also is called balloon valvotomy. ...
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hvd/hvd_treatments.html
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mitral stenosis
Mitral stenosis is a narrowing or blockage of the opening of the mitral valve, ... Percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy (also called valvuloplasty) may be ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000175.htm
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Aortic valvuloplasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aortic valvuloplasty is the repair of a stenotic aortic valve using a balloon ... (also referred to as balloon valvotomy) is not to be recommended, except ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_valvuloplasty
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Valvotomy in calcific mitral stenosis
... in patients undergoing a first valvotomy were more satisfactory than in patients ... it is suggested that closed valvotomy, in these circumstances, is only ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=487303
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eMedicine - Aortic Stenosis, Valvar : Article by Howard S Weber, MD, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI
Aortic Stenosis, Valvar - Congenital heart disease occurs in 8 of 1000 live births. ... age and have undergone either surgical or balloon valvotomy for palliation. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2491.htm
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Treating Heart Valve Disease
WebMD tells you how to recognize and treat heart valve disease. ... Balloon valvotomy is used to increase the opening of a narrowed (stenotic) valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/valve-disease-treatments?page=2
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Heart valve disease causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment on MedicineNet.com
When the hearts valves do not work as they should, the ... Heart valves may also be repaired by other procedures such as percutaneous balloon valvotomy. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_valve_disease/page4.htm
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eMedicine - Mitral Stenosis : Article by Vibhuti N Singh, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Mitral Stenosis - Mitral stenosis is characterized by restriction of blood flow from left atrium (LA) to the left ... balloon valvotomy is partially ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic453.htm
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Maurice Campbell: first editor of Heart
COLLABORATION WITH RUSSELL BROCK TO DEVELOP MITRAL VALVOTOMY ... talked to Russell Brock about the possibility of mitral valvotomy surgery. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1767969
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Mitral stenosis
Allergies Arthritis Asthma Breast Cancer Cancer Deafness Dermatology Diabetes ... Percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy (also called valvuloplasty) may be ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Mitral-stenosis.htm
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Heart Valve Disease - All Sections (printer-friendly)
Print All Page for Heart Valve Disease Topic ... Heart valve disease is a condition in which one or more ... This procedure also is called balloon valvotomy. ...
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hvd/hvd_all.html
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Lourdes Heart institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article or section needs to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality ... stenting, primary angioplasty, valvotomy, electrophysiologic procedures and ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lourdes_Heart_institute
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Echocardiographic and exercise evaluation of results of mitral valvotomy operations.
... patients 1 month to 3 years after mitral valvotomy for dominant mitral stenosis. ... is a sensitive index for diagnosing residual mitral stenosis after valvotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=486838
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Electroconversion of atrial fibrillation after mitral valvotomy.
Electroconversion of atrial fibrillation after mitral valvotomy. A R Upton and M Honey ... THE PROGNOSIS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION FOLLOWING MITRAL VALVOTOMY. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=487243
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Aortic Stenosis and Pregnancy
Learn how aortic stenosis, a narrowing or stiffening of the aortic valve that creates resistance to blood flow out of the ... valve (called valvotomy) can be ...
http://www.webmd.com/baby/aortic-stenosis-pregnancy?page=2
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eMedicine - Pulmonary Stenosis, Valvar : Article by P Syamasundar Rao, MD
Pulmonary Stenosis, Valvar - Diseases of the pulmonary valve are most often congenital, and only rarely do acquired ... material to accomplish valvotomy. ...
http://emedicine.com/PED/topic1953.htm
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TRICUSPID INCOMPETENCE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL MITRAL VALVOTOMY
TRICUSPID INCOMPETENCE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL MITRAL VALVOTOMY. Patrick Mounsey ... Determination of Success After Mitral Valvotomy. Br Med J. 1957 Aug 10;2 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=517972
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Heart valve surgery for heart valve disease - WebMD
Learn about heart valve surgery ? both traditional and non invasive ... Balloon valvotomy is used to increase the opening of a narrowed (stenotic) valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/valve-disease-treatment?page=2
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Maulana Azad Medical College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dually controlled by Central Government and Delhi Government. ... First balloon Mitral Valvotomy. First balloon angioplasty for co-arctation of aorta ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Azad_Medical_College
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Choice of heart valve prosthesis
... replacement, and valvotomy can now usually be achieved percutaneously with ... and long term results of valvotomy or valve repair in suitable patients ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1767148
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Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... results.3 Superb results with valvotomy are seen in individuals with a ... outcome in 130 patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_stenosis
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eMedicine - Pulmonic Stenosis : Article Excerpt by: Vibhuti N Singh, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Pulmonic Stenosis - The term pulmonic stenosis (PS) is used to refer to the 2 types of right ventricular outflow ... sometimes requires surgical valvotomy. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/byname/pulmonic-stenosis.htm
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Surgical treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
... valvotomy, 15 direct, 2 indirect, and 6 both direct valvotomy and ... cardiac catherterization followed by a Potts anastomosis and pulmonary valvotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483111
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Balloon valvotomy for mitral valve stenosis - Yahoo! Health
A balloon valvotomy uses a thin flexible tube (catheter) that is inserted ... who develop symptoms shortly after balloon valvotomy (1 to 2 years) are usually ...
http://health.yahoo.com/heart-resources/balloon-valvotomy-fo...
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Interventional procedure consultation document - radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia with intact ...
... consultation document - radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia with ... The success rate of surgical valvotomy was not reported in the comparative study. ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/IP147consultation2
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In vitro balloon dilatation of mitral valve stenosis: the importance of subvalvar involvement as a cause of mitral ...
Follow-up of patients undergoing percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy. ... Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy for patients with mitral stenosis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1024630
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Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
Percutaneous transvenous balloon valvotomy in a patient with severe calcific mitral stenosis. ... double-balloon mitral valvotomy for rheumatic mitral ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=325031
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ICD-9-CM Volume 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD ... (35.0) Closed heart valvotomy (35.1) Open heart valvuloplasty without replacement ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-9-CM_Volume_3
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eMedicine - Pulmonic Regurgitation : Article by Xiushui (Mike) Ren, MD
Pulmonic Regurgitation - The pulmonic valve is normally a thin tricuspid structure that functions to prevent right ... postoperative pulmonary valvotomy ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1964.htm
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Interventional procedure consultation document - laser or radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia (first ...
... document - laser or radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia (first consultation) ... The success rate of surgical valvotomy was not reported in the ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/article.asp?a=101799
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Coarctation of the Aorta in Infancy
... one, aortic valvotomy on one, and aortic valvotomy plus pulmonary artery ... mitral valve, one had aortic valvotomy, and two had pulmonary artery debanding ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=341605
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eMedicine - Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum : Article Excerpt by John R Charpie
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PAIVS) is a rare congenital cardiac lesion characterized by ... reconstruction or pulmonary valvotomy) ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/byname/Pulmonary-Atresia-With-I...
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Morphological variations in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
... emphasis on features which might influence the results of pulmonary valvotomy. ... Successful pulmonary valvotomy with subsequent adequate right ventricular ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=482027
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Deciding whether you need surgery to fix your mitral valve - Yahoo! Health
Valve replacement and open commissurotomy are major, open-heart procedures that ... Balloon valvotomy is a catheter-based procedure and an alternative to open-heart ...
http://health.yahoo.com/respiratory-resources/deciding-wheth...
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Systemic embolism in mitral valve disease.
The risks of deferring valvotomy in patients with moderate mitral stenosis. Lancet. ... Deterioration after Mitral Valvotomy?II. Br Med J. 1962 Apr 21;1 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=487269
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Radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia
Further open heart surgery may include open surgical valvotomy. ... Overview of laser or radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary valve atresia (first ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/cms/ip/ipcat.aspx?o=56935
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Mitral valve stenosis: Treatment - MayoClinic.com
Mitral valve stenosis ? Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment ... leaflets ? a procedure called valvotomy or commissurotomy ? doctors can ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valve-stenosis/DS00420/DSECTION=7
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Choosing the best mitral valve repair surgery - Yahoo! Health
However, a balloon valvotomy performed by an inexperienced surgeon has ... Balloon valvotomy is catheter-based, not surgical, and has a lower risk of ...
http://health.yahoo.com/stroke-resources/choosing-the-best-m...
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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TRICUSPID STENOSIS
... JT, WHITAKER W. Mitral and tricuspid valvotomy for mitral and tricuspid stenosis. ... respiratory function two years after mitral valvotomy. Clin Sci (Lond) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1018152
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Wikipedia:Requested articles/Applied arts and sciences/Medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acute limb ischaemia or Critical limb ischaemia ... open valvotomy [edit] P: Pan-Tompkins Algorithm. Partial plate. Patient Sign Out. Patient Signout ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Ap...
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Late clinical and echocardiographic follow up after percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve.
... Percutaneous double-balloon mitral valvotomy for rheumatic mitral-valve stenosis. ... Closed mitral valvotomy: early results and long-term follow-up of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483723
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