valvuloplasty /val·vu·lo·plas·ty/ (val´vu-lo-plas″te) plastic repair of a valve, especially a heart valve.
valvuloplasty
valvuloplasty
balloon valvuloplasty dilation of a stenotic cardiac valve by means of a balloon-tipped catheter that is introduced into the valve and inflated.
val·vu·lo·plas·ty (v l vy -l-pls t )n. Plastic surgery to repair a valve, especially a cardiac valve. Also called valvoplasty. |
valvuloplasty
[val′vyəlōplas′tē]
Etymology: L, valva, folding door; Gk, plassein, to shape
the use of a balloon-tipped catheter to dilate a cardiac valve.
valvuloplasty
plastic repair of a valve, especially a valve of the heart.
balloon valvuloplasty
use of an intracardiac catheter with an inflatable balloon to dilate stenotic cardiac valves.
valvuloplasty
Valvoplasty, see there
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