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Circulation. 1968;37:973-978

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(Circulation. 1968;37:973.)
© 1968 American Heart Association, Inc.

Calcific Pulmonic Stenosis

WILLIAM C. ROBERTS M.D.1; DEAN T. MASON M.D.1; ANDREW G. MORROW M.D.1; EUGENE BRAUNWALD M.D.1

1 From the Clinic of Surgery and Cardiology Branch, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Seven patients are described in whom calcium deposits occurred in stenotic pulmonary valves. In five the calcific deposits were visible on chest roentgenogram. Survival into adulthood and severe pulmonic stenosis appeared to be the prerequisites for the development of large deposits of calcium in this valve.


Key Words: Valvulotomy • Aortic valve calcification






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