There may be an obstruction or narrowing in cardiac valves or vessels (severe aortic or pulmonary valve stenosis or coarctation of aorta; congenital heart disease).
These can be treated in cath lab by inflating a balloon across the valve or vessel so that valve or vessel can be opened known as Ballooning of Aortic or Pulmonary valves, ballooning of coarctation of aorta or pulmonary artery.
In vessel stenosis or obstruction like coarctation of aorta or pulmonary artery narrowing, instead of using balloon, a stent (coarctation of aorta stenting or pulmonary artery stenting) can be placed across the narrowed vessel for opening it.
Result of stent deployment is better as compared to balloon dilatation.
Dr Gaurav Agrawal is a Pediatric Cardiologist (Child and Fetal heart Specialist). Dr Agrawal is a pediatrician who has specialized training in the treatment of various child heart related problems (neonates to 18 years of age). He is also having a vast experience in fetal echocardiography.
He is one of the very few pediatricians in India who practices pediatric cardiology exclusively. Cardiac problems in children are common in children, sometimes life threating and often not diagnosed properly. Early diagnosis and timely treatment is very important. Areas of specific interest include child echocardiography including fetal echocardiography, diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization (pediatric cardiac holes closure by device, opening of obstructed cardiac valves by balloons etc).