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Pulmonary Stenosis |
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Pulmonary Stenosis |
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Brief Information |
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| Description |
Valve restricts forward flow; forceful ejection from ventricle into pulmonary circulation. Cause is almost always congenital. |
| Type and Detection |
Heard over pulmonic area radiating to left and into neck. Thrill in 2nd and 3rd left intercostal space. |
| Findings on Examination | Systolic murmur, medium pitch, coarse, diamond shaped, medium pitch, coarse; usually with thrill. |
| Heart Sound Components |
S1 often followed quicly by ejection click; S2 often diminished, usually wide split; P2 soft or absent; S4 common in right ventricular hypertrophy. |
| Compare with |
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| Normal Heart Sound (441K) |
| Aortic Stenosis (392K) |
| Mitral Stenosis (424K) |
| Aortic Regurgitation (491K) |
| Mitral Regurgitation (303K) |
Y.E. Kocabasoglu and R.H. Henning
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