Pulmonary Valve Stenosis Learning Center
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Pulmonary valve stenosis is a condition in which the flow of blood from the heart (right ventricle, or lower chamber) is blocked at the valve that separates the heart from the pulmonary artery (pulmonic valve. This narr... |
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Symptoms
Bluish coloration to the skin (cyanosis) in some patients; Chest pain; Fainting; Fatigue; Poor weight gain or failure...
Causes
Pulmonary valve stenosis is most often caused by a problem that occurs when the unborn baby (fetus) is developing. Th...
Tests
The health care provider may hear a heart murmur by stethoscope. Tests used in the diagnosis of pulmonary stenosis ma...
Treatments
Sometimes, treatment may not be required. Percutaneous balloon pulmonary dilation (valvuloplasty) using a catheter ca...
Alternative Therapies
Pulmonary valve stenosis is a congenital heart defect in which blood flow from the heart to the pulmonary artery is b...
Complications
Cyanosis; Death; Heart failure; Leaking of blood back into the right ventricle (pulmonary regurgitation) after repair...
Prevention
Pulmonary valve stenosis is a congenital heart defect in which blood flow from the heart to the pulmonary artery is b...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of pulmonary valve stenosis. Call your health care provider if yo...
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