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| Pulmonary valve insufficiency Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | I37.1, Q22.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 424.3, 746.09 |
| DiseasesDB | 11014 |
| eMedicine | med/1964 |
| MeSH | D011665 |
Pulmonary valve insufficiency (or incompetence, or regurgitation) is a condition where the pulmonary valve is not strong enough to prevent backflow into the right ventricle. If it is secondary to pulmonary hypertension it is referred to as a "Graham Steell" murmur.
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- http://www.uwhealth.org/page.asp?contentid=11094
- http://www.cvphysiology.com/Heart%20Disease/HD005.htm
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