Dr. KK Aggarwal
When to intervene in pulmonary stenosis?
Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Group Editor in Chief MEDtalks, will talk about the intervention in pulmonary stenosis in this video. Pulmonary stenosis can be mild, moderate or severe. Dr. Aggarwal will explain the gradients respectively. If the pulmonary valve velocity is less than 3 meters, it is mild. If it is more than 4 meters per second then it is severe. And in between 3-4 meters per second then it is moderate. The patient has to be reevaluated every three months. If it is mild, then do not intervene immediately.
Dr. KK Aggarwal
Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr Aggarwal is a physician, cardiologist, spiritual writer and motivational speaker. He was the Past President of the Indian Medical Association and President of Heart Care Foundation of India. He was also the Editor in Chief of the IJCP Group, Medtalks and eMediNexus
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