Congenital Heart Disease

Pulmonary Stenosis

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

Because there may be no obvious symptoms, the first indication of pulmonary stenosis is often a heart murmur, an extra sound heard during a chest examination. Pulmonary stenosis evaluation includes:

• Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity
• Chest X-ray to see the heart's size
• Echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound examination of the heart
• Exercise test to measure how much oxygen the heart can provide to your muscles while you exercise

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated February 6, 2008