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Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
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Definition
: Backflow of blood from the PULMONARY ARTERY into the RIGHT VENTRICLE due to imperfect closure of the PULMONARY VALVE.
DF: PULM VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
Other names
Pulmonary Valve Incompetence; Pulmonary Regurgitation; Valve Regurgitation, Pulmonary; Valve Insufficiency, Pulmonary; Valve Incompetence, Pulmonary; Regurgitation, Pulmonary Valve; Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation; Insufficiency, Pulmonary Valve; Incompetence, Pulmonary Valve; Regurgitation, Pulmonary