Pulmonic or pulmonary regurgitation happens when the heart valve that allows blood to move to the lungs becomes weak and leaky, so the blood does not move as it should.

The blood pressure ranged from 125/90 to 150/100. There was no dependent edema, ascites, pulmonary congestion, cyanosis, dyspnea, venous distention, hepatomegaly or clubbing of the fingers.

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have successfully performed preclinical laboratory testing of a ...

Pulmonary valve stenosis can be both congenital (present at birth) or something adults develop later on in life. It can range in severity from mild to severe cases. Often, ...

Heart valve disorders prohibit this. Health Conditions Wellness. Tools. Featured. Connect ... The pulmonary valve: This valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.

The FDA gave the greenlight to transcatheter pulmonic valve replacement with the Sapien 3 system plus an adaptive pre-stent landing zone, dubbed Alterra, for patients with congenital heart disease.

Lim DS, et al. Congenital Pulmonic Valve Dysfunction Treated with SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (from the COMPASSION S3 Trial). Am J Cardiol 2023 Mar 1;190:102−109. 3.

Pulmonary atresia is a congenital heart defect where the baby is born with a defective or absent pulmonary valve. The valve should have three leaflets which allow blood to flow forward into the ...

The pulmonary valve closes to prevent blood from flowing back from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle. Aortic valve. The aortic valve sits between the left ventricle and the aorta, ...