Mesh term Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Browse to parent terms:Heart Valve Diseases
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
LEOPARD Syndrome
Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis
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