Back قصور الصمام الرئوي Arabic Pulmonalklappeninsuffizienz German Insuficiencia pulmonar Spanish Insufficienza polmonare Italian ଅଣଯଥେଷ୍ଟ ଫୁସଫୁସ ଭଲଭ OR Insuficiência pulmonar Portuguese
| Pulmonary valve regurgitation | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary incompetence |
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| Diagram of the human heart | |
| Specialty | Cardiology |
| Causes | Pulmonary hypertension, Infective endocarditis[1] |
| Diagnostic method | EKG, Echocardiogram[2] |
| Treatment | Depends on cause[3](See cause) |
Pulmonary (or pulmonic[4]) regurgitation (or insufficiency, incompetence) is a condition in which the pulmonary valve is incompetent[5] and allows backflow from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle of the heart during diastole.[6] While a small amount of backflow may occur ordinarily, it is usually only shown on an echocardiogram and is harmless. More pronounced regurgitation that is noticed through a routine physical examination is a medical sign of disease and warrants further investigation.[medical citation needed] If it is secondary to pulmonary hypertension it is referred to as a Graham Steell murmur.[7]
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- ^ White, Charles S.; Haramati, Linda B.; Chen, Joseph Jen-Sho; Levsky, Jeffrey M. (2014-03-01). Cardiac Imaging. OUP USA. p. 402. ISBN 9780199829477.
- ^ Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2009-10-01. p. 83. ISBN 9781605474540.