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| Year : 1979 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 117-120 |
Isolated aortic stenosis-development of pulmonary hypertension in childhood
JJ Dalal, HL Kulkarni, AP Jain, KG Nair
Department of Cardiology, K.E.M Hospital, Parel, Bombay-400012, India
Correspondence Address:
J J Dalal
Department of Cardiology, K.E.M Hospital, Parel, Bombay-400012
India
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PMID: 501672 
Pulmonary hypertension is uncommon in children with isolated congenital aortic stenosis, and even when present is usually mild. It is primarily due to transmission of the elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure through the pulmonary capillary circulation and may be then further elevated by reflex vasoconstriction. In some cases the stretching of a patent foremen ovate secondary to elevated left atrial pressure; may lead to a significant left to right shunt which further enhances pulmonary hypertension. This report discusses two cases of isolated aortic stenosis developing pulmonary hypertension in childhood.
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