Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty (BAV)
The aortic valve is stretched during a balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) operation to alleviate aortic stenosis symptoms. Your aortic valve will be visible on X-rays when a catheter, or thin, flexible tube, is placed into an artery in your groin. After that, the aortic valve is given a tiny balloon injection to assist the heart's blood flow. Most patients simply need to arrive on the day of their surgery and remain overnight because this operation is performed under local anesthesia. PROCEDURE Your doctor will insert a cannula (a tiny tube) into a vein during the surgery to help supply fluids and drugs. Your chest will be covered with electrodes by a physiologist that are connected to a cardiac monitor. A local anaesthetic will then be injected into the top of your leg, and after the skin has become completely numb, two sheaths will be implanted. The first will enter an artery, and the second, a vein. Then, your doctor will use a pacing wire to raise your heart beat by inserting