Glossary for Pulmonary valve stenosis

• Alagille Syndrome: A genetic disorder affecting the liver and characterized by the absence of some or all of the liver bile ducts that transport bile within the liver.
• Angina: A special type of chest pain.
• Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature, congenital heart defects skin anomalies and frontal bossing.
• Chest conditions: Any condition affecting the chest
• Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
• Chromosome 17q, partial duplication: A rare chromosomal disorder involving an extra copy of genetic material from the long arm of chromosome 17. The type and severity of symptoms are determined by the amount and location of the duplicated genetic material.
• Chromosome 22q duplication syndrome: A rare chromosomal disorder where the long arm of chromosome 22 is duplicated.
• Circulatory system conditions: Medical conditions affecting the heart and the circulatory system.
• Congestive Heart Failure: Inadequate pumping and decline of heart function common in the elderly.
• Congestive heart failure: Inadequate pumping and decline of heart function common in the elderly.
• Cough: The noise produced from the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
• Cyanosis: Blueness or purple coloring of skin.
• Fainting: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
• Fatigue: Excessive tiredness or weakness.
• Fluid retention: Fluid retention in tissues
• Heart conditions: Any condition that affects the heart
• Heart failure: Slow failure of the heart (cardiac insufficiency).
• Heart valve conditions: Medical conditions affecting the valves of the heart.
• Heart valve diseases: Diseases that affect the valves of the heart
• Ivemark Syndrome: A rare progressive disorder characterized by absence or abnormal development of the spleen and malformations of the heart vessels.
• Keutel syndrome: A rare genetic syndrome characterized by narrowing of blood flow through the pulmonary artery, calcification of cartilage (such as in nose, ear, ribs) and short end bones on fingers and toes
• Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome: A rare disorder where the patients has symptoms of neurofibromatosis (nerve tumors) and Noonan syndrome (short stature, bleeding problems, heart defect, unusual facial features, skeletal anomalies, webbed neck).
• Noonan Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by a webbed neck, chest deformity, undescended testes and pulmonic stenosis.
• Pulmonary valve disease: Any condition that affects ones pulmonary valve
• Respiratory failure: Failure of the respiratory system
• Rheumatic fever: An inflammatory disorder that can occur as a complication of untreated streptococcal bacterial infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. The condition may affect the brain, skin, heart and joints.
• Rheumatic heart disease: Chronic heart condition due to heart damage from rheumatic fever
• Right heart failure: Heart failure of the right side of the heart
• Shortness of breath: The feeling of being short of breath
• Sonoda syndrome: An extremely rare disorder characterized by a congenital heart defect, round face, retarded development, short stature and various facial anomalies.
• Stenosis: An abnormal narrowing of a duct or canal
• Watson syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by short stature, reduced intelligence, café au lait spots and narrowing of pulmonary valves.

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