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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pulmonary valve regurgitation is a condition where the [[pulmonary valve]] is not strong enough to prevent backflow into the [[right ventricle]]. Nearly all individuals have physiologic (trace-to-mild) pulmonic regurgitation, and the incidence increases with advancing age. Hence, there is a backward flow of blood from the [[pulmonary artery]], through the [[pulmonary valve]], and into the [[right ventricle]] of the heart during [[diastole]]. | Pulmonary valve regurgitation is a condition where the [[pulmonary valve]] is not strong enough to prevent backflow into the [[right ventricle]]. Nearly all individuals have physiologic (trace-to-mild) pulmonic regurgitation, and the incidence increases with advancing age. Hence, there is a backward flow of blood from the [[pulmonary artery]], through the [[pulmonary valve]], and into the [[right ventricle]] of the heart during [[diastole]]. | ||
==Historical perspective== | |||
==Classification== | |||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
==Causes== | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
==Epidemiology and demograpics== | |||
==Risk factors== | |||
==Screening== | |||
==Natural history, complications and prognosis== | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
==History and symptoms== | |||
==Physical examination== | |||
==Electrocardiogram== | |||
==Chest x ray== | |||
==Echocardiography== | |||
==Cardiac MRI== | |||
==Pulmonary angiography== | |||
==Treatment== | |||
==Medical therapy== | |||
==Surgical therapy== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2], Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[3]
Overview
Pulmonary valve regurgitation is a condition where the pulmonary valve is not strong enough to prevent backflow into the right ventricle. Nearly all individuals have physiologic (trace-to-mild) pulmonic regurgitation, and the incidence increases with advancing age. Hence, there is a backward flow of blood from the pulmonary artery, through the pulmonary valve, and into the right ventricle of the heart during diastole.