Pulmonary Valve StenosisBria Peacock

What is the Pulmonary Valve?It is a valve that separates the

right ventricle from the pulmonary artery.

Through it, deoxygenated blood flows to the lungs by way the pulmonary artery to receive oxygen.

The now oxygenated blood then flows back to the heart and then to the rest of the body.

Pulmonary valve stenosisThe valve is narrowed in this

disorder. Because it does open wide

enough, less blood gets to the lungs.

SymptomsAbdominal swellingBluish color to the skinChest painFaintingFatiguePoor weight gainShortness of breathSudden death

CausesBirth defectCause unknown

Frequency RareMay run in families—genetic

Risk FactorsFamily history of heart defectChromosomal disordersHeart defectsHistory of pregnancy with fetal

heart abnormalities or miscarriage

Viral infection during pregnancy

How is the disease identifiedHeart murmur when listening to heartChest x rayECG—electrocardiogram which records

the electrical activity of the heartEchocardiogram creates a picture of the

heart with sound wavesMRI or the heart creates a picture of the

heart with magnets and radio wavesCardiac catheterization is when a catheter

is guided into either side of the heart from the groin or arm

TreatmentIf mild, treatment is probably not

neededMedications could be used to

treat the defects caused such as preventing clots with blood thinners and treating abnormal rhythms

Percutaneous balloon pulmonary dilation is done to widen the valve

Heart surgery

Referenceshttp://

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001096.htm

http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=618445#risk