Seth has an additional added advantage, but this will also be verified with a echocardiogram on 7-3-06. He has narrowing of the pulmonary valve (pulmonary Stenosis). This valve is located in the right ventricle.This next section is quoted from http://www.chdinfo.com/chdarticles/tga3.htm
"And then there is the extremely fortunate combination of TGA with VSD along with narrowing of the pulmonary valve - Pulmonary Stenosis. These patients have all the benefits of a TGA with VSD, with one added advantage. The pulmonary valve which guards blood flow into the lungs is narrow. This prevents too much blood entering the lungs, and avoids chest infection, breathlessness, and most important, the later development of pulmonary hypertension. These patients sometimes survive into their 20's and 30's without treatment."
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