In a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure, a heart surgeon inserts a thin, hollow tube called a catheter into a blood vessel, usually in the groin. The catheter is then guided to the heart. A replacement valve goes through the catheter. A balloon on the tip of the catheter expands to press the new valve into the existing pulmonary valve.
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