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Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

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Definition: The pathologic narrowing of the orifice of the PULMONARY VALVE. This lesion restricts blood outflow from the RIGHT VENTRICLE to the PULMONARY ARTERY. When the trileaflet valve is fused into an imperforate membrane, the blockage is complete.  do not confuse with PULMONARY SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; DF: PULM VALVE STENOSIS   
Examples LEOPARD Syndrome; Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis 		Other names Pulmonary Stenosis; Valvular Pulmonic Stenoses; Stenosis, Pulmonic; Stenoses, Pulmonic; Stenose, Pulmonary; Pulmonic Stenosis, Valvular; Pulmonic Stenoses, Valvular; Pulmonic Stenoses; Pulmonary Stenose; Valvular Pulmonic Stenosis; Stenosis, Pulmonary Valve; Stenosis, Pulmonary; Stenoses, Pulmonary Valve; Stenoses, Pulmonary; Pulmonic Stenosis; Pulmonary Valve Stenoses; Pulmonary Stenoses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Keutel syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Calcinosis *Cartilage Diseases *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.
Hordnes Engebretsen Knudtson syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Craniosynostoses *Intellectual Disability *Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. Clin Genet. 1995;48(6):321-3

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