pulmonary valve
Americannoun
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Surgical options for younger patients include a Ross procedure, in which a patient’s diseased aortic valve is replaced with their own healthy pulmonary valve, which in turn is replaced with a donor valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The 4-month-old is critically ill with a severe case of pulmonary valve stenosis, a heart valve disorder.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
When he was born, Dylan was diagnosed with moderate hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid in the brain, as well as a heart condition called pulmonary valve stenosis, Pantoja said.
From Fox News ● Aug. 23, 2021
“That usually is a pulmonary valve replacement,” which sometimes can be done through blood vessels rather than in an open-heart operation, Madueme said.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2017
Very constant in this condition, and of course noticeable whenever there is pulmonary congestion, is the sharp, accentuated closure of the pulmonary valve.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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