LA8A.01

Congenital pulmonary regurgitation

Insuficiência pulmonar congênita

Category

Definition

Congenital cardiovascular malformation of the pulmonary valve allowing backward flow into the ventricle. Congenital pulmonary valve regurgitation may be due to primary annular dilation, prolapse and leaflet underdevelopment.

Index Terms

Congenital pulmonary regurgitationcongenital insufficiency of pulmonary valvecongenital pulmonary insufficiencycongenital pulmonary valvular insufficiencypulmonic cusps fenestrationcongenital pulmonary incompetence