My mother has problem with Mitral valve. Which has been shrinked.now dr. Are suggesting two treatment one is Surgery and second one is Ballon treatment. I visited 2 hospitals. They both gave some  opinion after doing echo test for my mother. 1 dr said that she can be good with Ballon type treatment and it will be work for at least 8 to 10 years. And no need to do open heart surgery ryt now. And 2d dr said only for operation or MVR.  So i just want to know is really Ballon treatment is effective for 54 year old women. Some people told me that it can be shrinked again after few year later. is Ballon treatment is effective and safe or not and after this what type of cure you need? Plz reply only if you have treated. Its important for me