Pulmonary valve stenosis

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Pulmonary valve stenosis

Alternative Names

Valvular pulmonary stenosis; Heart valve pulmonary stenosis

Symptoms

Shortness of breath
Fatigue
Bluish coloration to the skin (cyanosis) in some patients
Chest pain
Fainting
Poor weight gain or failure to thrive in infants with severe blockage
Sudden death

Note: Patients with mild-to-moderate obstruction may not have any symptoms. There may be no symptoms until the disorder is severe. Symptoms, when present, may get worse with exercise or activity.

Exams and Tests

A heart murmur may be heard by stethoscope. Tests used in the diagnosis of pulmonary stenosis may include:

Chest x-ray
ECG
Echocardiogram
Cardiac catheterization
MRI of the heart

References

Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo; WB Saunders; 2007.


Heart, section through the middle


Heart, front view


Heart valves

Review Date: 12/10/2007
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; and Mark A Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MR, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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