Pulmonary valve stenosis

Disease	Injury	Nutrition	Poison

Special Topic	Surgery	Symptoms	Test

Heart, section through the middle

Pulmonary valve stenosis

Alternative Names:

Valvular pulmonary stenosis; Heart valve pulmonary stenosis

Symptoms:

shortness of breath
fatigue
bluish coloration to the skin (cyanosis)
chest pain
fainting
poor weight gain or failure to thrive in infants
sudden death

Note: There may be no symptoms until the disorder is severe. Symptoms, when present, may be aggravated byexercise or activity.

Signs and tests:

A heart murmur may be heard by stethoscope.

Tests used in the diagnosis of pulmonary stenosis may include:

Review Date: 5/30/2002
Reviewed By: William G. Wang, M.D., Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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