Pulmonary valve stenosis
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Pulmonary valve stenosis is a valvular heart disease in which outflow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart is obstructed at the level of the pulmonic valve . This results in the reduction of flow of blood to the lungs .
Symptoms Symptoms include jugular venous distention , cyanosis (usually visible in the nailbeds), and general symptoms of lowered oxygenation of the blood. When the stenosis is mild, it can go unnoticed for many years. If stenosis is severe, you may see sudden fainting or dizziness if exercised too much.
Treatment Valve replacement or surgical repair (depending upon whether the stenosis is in the valve or vessel) may be indicated.
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Circulatory system pathology (I , 390-459 )
Hypertension Hypertensive heart disease - Hypertensive nephropathy - Secondary hypertension (Renovascular hypertension )
Ischaemic heart disease Angina pectoris (Prinzmetal's angina ) - Myocardial infarction - Dressler's syndrome
Pulmonary circulation Pulmonary embolism - Cor pulmonale
Pericardium Pericarditis - Pericardial effusion - Cardiac tamponade
Endocardium /heart valves Endocarditis - mitral valves regurgitation , prolapse , stenosis ) - aortic valves stenosis , insufficiency ) - pulmonary valves stenosis , insufficiency ) - tricuspid valves stenosis , insufficiency )
Myocardium Myocarditis - Cardiomyopathy (Dilated cardiomyopathy , Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , Loeffler endocarditis , Restrictive cardiomyopathy ) - Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Electrical conduction system Heart block : AV block First degree , Second degree , Third degree ) - Bundle branch block (Left , Right ) - Bifascicular block - Trifascicular block Pre-excitation syndrome (Wolff-Parkinson-White , Lown-Ganong-Levine ) - Long QT syndrome - Adams-Stokes syndrome - Cardiac arrest - Sudden cardiac death Arrhythmia : Paroxysmal tachycardia (Supraventricular , AV nodal reentrant , Ventricular ) - Atrial flutter - Atrial fibrillation - Ventricular fibrillation - Premature contraction (Atrial , Ventricular ) - Ectopic pacemaker - Sick sinus syndrome
Other heart conditions
Heart failure - Cardiovascular disease - Cardiomegaly - Ventricular hypertrophy (Left , Right )
Cerebrovascular diseases Intracranial hemorrhage /cerebral hemorrhage : Extra-axial hemorrhage (Epidural hemorrhage , Subdural hemorrhage , Subarachnoid hemorrhage )Intra-axial hematoma (Intraventricular hemorrhages , Intraparenchymal hemorrhage ) - Anterior spinal artery syndrome - Binswanger's disease - Moyamoya disease
Arteries , arterioles capillaries Atherosclerosis (Renal artery stenosis ) - Aortic dissection /Aortic aneurysm (Abdominal aortic aneurysm ) - Aneurysm - Raynaud's phenomenon /Raynaud's disease - Buerger's disease - Vasculitis /Arteritis (Aortitis ) - Intermittent claudication - Arteriovenous fistula - Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - Spider angioma
Veins , lymphatic vessels lymph nodes Thrombosis /Phlebitis /Thrombophlebitis (Deep vein thrombosis , May-Thurner syndrome , Portal vein thrombosis , Venous thrombosis , Budd-Chiari syndrome , Renal vein thrombosis , Paget-Schroetter disease ) - Varicose veins / Portacaval anastomosis (Hemorrhoid , Esophageal varices , Varicocele , Gastric varices , Caput medusae ) - Superior vena cava syndrome - Lymph (Lymphadenitis , Lymphedema , Lymphangitis )
Other
Hypotension (Orthostatic hypotension )
See also (Q20-Q28 , 745-747 )
Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system (Q20-Q28 , 745-747 )
Cardiac chambers and connections
Persistent truncus arteriosus - Double outlet right ventricle (Taussig-Bing syndrome ) - Transposition of the great vessels (dextro , levo )
Cardiac septa Ventricular septal defect - Atrial septal defect (Lutembacher's syndrome ) - Atrioventricular septal defect (Ostium primum ) - Tetralogy of Fallot - Eisenmenger's syndrome
Right: pulmonary and tricuspid valves
pulmonary valves stenosis , insufficiency ) - tricuspid valves stenosis , atresia ) - Ebstein's anomaly
Left: aortic and mitral valves
aortic valves stenosis , insufficiency , bicuspid ) - mitral valves stenosis , regurgitation ) - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Other congenital malformations
Dextrocardia - Levocardia - Cor triatriatum
Great arteries aorta (Patent ductus arteriosus , Aortic coarctation , Interrupted aortic arch , Overriding aorta , Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva , Vascular ring ) - Pulmonary atresia
Great veins Persistent left superior vena cava - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection - Scimitar syndrome
Other
Arteriovenous malformation (Cerebral arteriovenous malformation )
See also conditions (I , 390-459 )
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