PULMONARY REGURGITATION

Course overview

PULMONARY REGURGITATION IS A VALVULAR ABNORMALITY WITH A MYRIAD OF ETIOLOGIES, THE MOST COMMON OF WHICH BEING SECONDARY TO THE REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT. IN ADDITION TO COVERING THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION, IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT IN THESE PATIENTS PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE OF DELETERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF THIS DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY REGURGITATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.