Medicine:Stenosis of pulmonary artery
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| Stenosis of the right pulmonary artery in a patient which was due to a case of congenital rubella. |
Stenosis of the pulmonary artery is a condition where the pulmonary artery is subject to an abnormal constriction (or stenosis).[1] Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis may occur as an isolated event or in association with Alagille syndrome, Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 1, Costello syndrome, Keutel syndrome, nasodigitoacoustic syndrome (Keipert syndrome), Noonan syndrome or Williams syndrome.[citation needed]
It should not be confused with a pulmonary valve stenosis, which is in the heart, but can have similar hemodynamic effects. Both stenosis of the pulmonary artery and pulmonary valve stenosis are causes of pulmonic stenosis.[citation needed]In some cases it is treated with surgery.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pulmonary Artery Stenosis". http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/pulmonary_artery_stenosis/hic_Pulmonary_Artery_Stenosis.aspx.
- ↑ "Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty and stent implantation. For peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in Alagille syndrome". Tex Heart Inst J 25 (1): 79–82. 1998. PMID 9566070.
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