Balloon dilation | Dilatation of a structure (vessel narrowing) using a balloon catheter |
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Balloon catheter | Thin tube-like instrument that can be used to inflate a balloon at the tip. Used, for example, in cardiac catheterisation to dilate constricted blood vessels. |
Bicuspid aortic valve | Congenital malformation of the aortic valve, in which only 2 valve pockets are formed (normal:three) |
Blalock-Taussig Shunt (BT-Shunt) | Surgically created connection between an artery leaving the aorta and the pulmonary artery |
Bradycardia | Heart rate too low for age |