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supravalvular

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supravalvular
above the heart valves.

supravalvular aortic stenosis
see aortic stenosis.
supravalvular stenosis
one of the forms of congenital constriction of the pulmonary trunk, which is dilated and thin-walled on the ventricular side of the lesion. There is a compensatory hypertrophy of the right ventricular wall.


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We performed successful surgical repair of extended aortoplasty using Doty's method (two sinus reconstructions) for congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis.
The most common cardiac anomaly is supravalvular aortic stenosis.
Heart disorders are found in about 75 percent of children with Williams syndrome, the most common are supravalvular aortic stenosis (the area just above the aortic valve--the aorta is the main artery from the heart--is narrowed) and pulmonary artery stenosis (narrowing of the main artery going from the heart to the lung).
 
 
 
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