Pulmonary valve stenosis

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Heart, front view

Heart, section through the middle

Heart valves

Valvular pulmonary stenosis; Heart valve pulmonary stenosis

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 (heart valve surgery) is usually performed when the child has reached preschool age. Oxygen may be required prior to surgery if symptoms are severe.

Medications used before surgery may include prostaglandins (PGE) to maintain pulmonary blood flow, water pills to remove the excess fluid, anti-arrhythmics to improve the heart function, and blood thinners to prevent clots.

The outcome may be poor without surgical repair. The outcome is good with successful surgery.

• Heart failure
• Right ventricular hypertrophy (enlargement)

Call your health care provider if symptoms associated with pulmonary valve stenosis occur.

Call your health care provider if swelling (of the ankles or any area), difficulty breathing, or other new symptoms develop in a person with treated or untreated pulmonary valve stenosis.

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.