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Is Balloon Valvuloplasty A Safe And Effective Treatment For Heart Ailment?
hi, my mother is having balloons in her heart because her veins collapse and they cant use stents. how many is too many and if she keeps having mild heartaches, collapsing veins, how will the balloons do any good? She had major heart surgery 4 months ago, shes diabetic, and the dr said yesterday they could only do 1 stent because her liver was not strong enough. they want to put in 6, she already has 2 balloons.
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Hello,
Balloons do provide best results by opening up the narrowed vessels where stenting is not feasible or possible.
It is the atheromatous plaque handling with luminal narrowing management which are the key features of a successful outcome of cardiac patients.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel,
General Surgeon
Balloons do provide best results by opening up the narrowed vessels where stenting is not feasible or possible.
It is the atheromatous plaque handling with luminal narrowing management which are the key features of a successful outcome of cardiac patients.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel,
General Surgeon
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