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Percutaneous BMV Rescued by a Coronary Balloon
Sriram Veeraraghavan, MD, DM; Narendhiran Pandurangan, MD, DM; Bharath Raj Kidambi, MD, DM; Aayush K. Singal, MD, DM
Introduction
Video supplement to “Challenging Case of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty: Coronary Balloon to the Rescue” by Veeraraghavan et al. (September 2021 Clinical Images).
Due to the demonstrated safety and cost-effectiveness, balloon mitral valvuloplasty is frequently performed using reused hardware. However, chances of hardware malfunction are higher in such settings, making it pertinent for operators to be adept at recognition and management of such complications. This case illustrates that when the rent is small, a coronary balloon may be used to tackle the inflation failure.
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