Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Health Encyclopedia: Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Valvular pulmonary stenosis; Heart valve pulmonary stenosis
Treatment
In some cases, treatment may not be required.
Percutaneous balloon pulmonary dilation (valvuloplasty) has recently been found quite successful as treatment for the form of pulmonary valve stenosis that occurs without the presence of other heart defects.
Surgical repair of the defect (
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Health Guide
Tetralogy of Fallot
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