Pulmonary valve stenosis

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Heart, front view

Heart, section through the middle

Heart valves

Valvular pulmonary stenosis; Heart valve pulmonary stenosis

• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Bluish coloration to the skin (cyanosis)
• Chest pain
• Fainting
• Poor weight gain or failure to thrive in infants
• Sudden death

Note: There may be no symptoms until the disorder is severe. Symptoms, when present, may get worse with exercise or activity.

A heart murmur may be heard by stethoscope. Tests used in the diagnosis of pulmonary stenosis may include:

• Chest x-ray
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• Cardiac catheterization

Review Date: 05/30/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.