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ISOLATED CONGENITAL PULMONARY INCOMPETENCE: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Spigelman Allan,
Wright John S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1984.tb06710.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary valve , lesion , surgery , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Although the literature fails to clearly define the prognosis of isolated congenital pulmonary incompetence (ICPI), there are suggestions that the lesion is not necessarily benign. A case report is presented of pulmonary valve replacement for ICPI which reversed not only symptoms but also electrocardiographic manifestations of right ventricular overload. A literature review is included with the case report.