In cases of mild or moderate stenosis, there are often no symptoms. With more severe obstruction, symptoms include a bluish skin tint and signs of heart failure
Aortic valve sclerosis is the thickening and hardening of the aortic valve, while aortic valve stenosis is the narrowing of the valve opening. Sclerosis may not significantly affect heart function, but stenosis can restrict blood flow from the heart, leading to symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart failure.
The valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk is the pulmonary semilunar valve, also known as the pulmonic valve. This valve prevents the backflow of blood from the pulmonary trunk into the right ventricle during the heart's pumping cycle.
Narrowing of the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is called tricuspid stenosis. This condition can lead to decreased blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle, causing symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and fluid retention. Treatment may involve medications or surgical intervention to repair or replace the affected valve.
The pulmonic valve, a semilunar valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk, opens to allow blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. This valve opens when the pressure in the right ventricle is greater than the pressure in the pulmonary artery, allowing blood to be pumped from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Moderate spinal stenosis means that the narrowing of the spinal canal is narrowed to the degree that symptoms are always present. At the moderate stage symptoms include stiffness or numbness in the back or neck, persistent radiating pain, and some loss of flexibility.
Pulmonary valve stenosis cannot be prevented
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary stenosis can be life-threatening
I guess you refer to the pulmonary valve stenosis which usually is due to the valve calcification when less blood supply will go from right ventricle of heart to the pulmonary circulation. The right ventricle will be hypertrophied because it's working harder then before.
Patients with the most severe form of pulmonary valve stenosis may die in infancy
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Diagnosis of pulmonary valve stenosis begins with the patient's medical history and a physical exam. Tests to confirm the diagnosis include chest x ray, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, and catherization
In cases of mild or moderate stenosis, there are often no symptoms. With more severe obstruction, symptoms include a bluish skin tint and signs of heart failure
Pulmonary stenosis cannot be prevented
Pulmonary stenosis is often caused by congenital heart defects where the pulmonary valve is abnormally narrow. This narrowing restricts blood flow from the right ventricle to the lungs, leading to increased pressure in the right side of the heart. Pulmonary stenosis can also be acquired later in life due to conditions like rheumatic heart disease or infective endocarditis.
There are generally few to no symptoms with pulmonary valve insufficiency. It may be initially noticed as a murmur in a routine exam of the heart and chest with a stethoscope.
shortness of breath (dyspnea), fatigue, or pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs). Other patients present with atrial fibrillation (a cardiac arrhythmia) or an embolic event (result of a blood clot).