Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children.

Description

This procedure is used to treat aortic valve stenosis (narrowing), which may be congenital, or may develop later in life.

Balloon aortic valvuloplasty involves dilatation of the aortic valve orifice using a balloon during cardiac catheterisation. This avoids the need for open chest surgery.

The standard treatment involves open chest surgery to perform a valvotomy, or to replace the valve.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

K35.5 Percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty

Includes: Percutanous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty

Y53.- Approach to organ under image control

Z32.2 Aortic valve

Note: Codes within category Y53.- are used as secondary codes to classify interventions that are percutaneous and require some form of image control: if the method of image control is unspecified, Y53.9 Unspecified approach to organ under image control is assigned.

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

 

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	IPG78 Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children: guidance	28 July 2004
	IPG78 Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children: guidance (web format)	04 February 2011
	IPG78 Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children: understanding NICE guidance	28 July 2004
	IPG78 Falfoplasti gan ddefnyddio balwn i drin crebachiad yn y falf aortig mewn oedolion a phlant: deall canllawiau NICE	19 May 2009
	IPG78 Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children: distribution list	28 July 2004
	Interventional procedure consultation document - balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis	24 February 2004
	Oveview of balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis	20 February 2004