Pulmonic regurgitation overview
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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.
Historical perspective
The pulmonary valve and its function of allowing blood to the lungs for nourishment was first described by Hippocrates. Erasistratus, mentioned the involvement of the pulmonary valve in the unidirectional flow. Realdo Colombo described the pulmonary circulation for the first time.[1]
Classification
Pulmonary valve regurgitation may be classified according to pulmonary valve morphology and severity of the disease. According to the pulmonary valve morphology, it may be classified into primary and secondary or functional regurgitation. Severity of disease may classify into mild, moderate and severe disease.[2][3][4]
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
Follow up
References
- ↑ Paraskevas, G.; Koutsouflianiotis, K.; Iliou, K. (2017). "The first descriptions of various anatomical structures and embryological remnants of the heart: A systematic overview". International Journal of Cardiology. 227: 674–690. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.077. ISSN 0167-5273.
- ↑ Chaturvedi RR, Redington AN (2007). "Pulmonary regurgitation in congenital heart disease". Heart. 93 (7): 880–9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075234. PMC 1994453. PMID 17569817.
- ↑ Di Lullo L, Floccari F, Rivera R, Barbera V, Granata A, Otranto G; et al. (2013). "Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure in Chronic Kidney Disease: New Challenge for 21st-Century Cardionephrologists". Cardiorenal Med. 3 (2): 96–103. doi:10.1159/000350952. PMC 3721135. PMID 23922549.
- ↑ Rudski LG, Lai WW, Afilalo J, Hua L, Handschumacher MD, Chandrasekaran K; et al. (2010). "Guidelines for the echocardiographic assessment of the right heart in adults: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography endorsed by the European Association of Echocardiography, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology, and the Canadian Society of Echocardiography". J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 23 (7): 685–713, quiz 786-8. doi:10.1016/j.echo.2010.05.010. PMID 20620859.