What is Pulmonary valve stenosis?

What is Pulmonary valve stenosis?

• Pulmonary valve stenosis: Often a congenital defect but may be caused by such things as rheumatic fever or bacterial endocarditis. Severity depends on the degree of narrowing of the pulmonary valve.

Pulmonary valve stenosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Pulmonary valve stenosis, or a subtype of Pulmonary valve stenosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pulmonary valve stenosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Pulmonary valve stenosis: Introduction

Types of Pulmonary valve stenosis:

Types of Pulmonary valve stenosis:

• Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis
• more types...»

Broader types of Pulmonary valve stenosis:

• Stenosis
• Heart conditions
• Heart valve diseases
• Pulmonary valve disease
• Circulatory system conditions
• Chest conditions
• Heart valve conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Pulmonary valve stenosis?

Prognosis of Pulmonary valve stenosis: 26 years is the average age of death
Complications of Pulmonary valve stenosis: see complications of Pulmonary valve stenosis

What causes Pulmonary valve stenosis?

Causes of Pulmonary valve stenosis: see causes of Pulmonary valve stenosis

What are the symptoms of Pulmonary valve stenosis?

Symptoms of Pulmonary valve stenosis: see symptoms of Pulmonary valve stenosis

Complications of Pulmonary valve stenosis: see complications of Pulmonary valve stenosis

Onset of Pulmonary valve stenosis: at birth

Pulmonary valve stenosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pulmonary valve stenosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pulmonary valve stenosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pulmonary valve stenosis: see treatments for Pulmonary valve stenosis
Research for Pulmonary valve stenosis: see research for Pulmonary valve stenosis

Organs Affected by Pulmonary valve stenosis:

Organs and body systems related to Pulmonary valve stenosis include:

• Heart
• Pulmonary valve

Name and Aliases of Pulmonary valve stenosis

Main name of condition: Pulmonary valve stenosis

valvular pulmonic stenosis, Valvular pulmonary stenosis, Heart valve pulmonary stenosis

Pulmonary stenosis Source - Diseases Database

Heart valve pulmonary stenosis, Valvular pulmonary stenosis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Pulmonary valve stenosis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pulmonary valve stenosis:

• Valvular heart disease
• Echocardiography
• Cyanosis
• Right ventricular hypertrophy
• Carcinoid tumour
• Ballon valvuloplasty

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