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ArticleCase reports in cardiology2026

Exercise Stress Echocardiography-Guided Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty for Pulmonary Valve Stenosis With a Moderate Pressure Gradient and Exercise Intolerance: A Case Report.

Soichi Komaki, Yoshihiko Kodama, Kohei Kurogi, Kinuko Yamamoto, Takeshi Ideguchi, Yunosuke Matsuura, Hiroshi Moritake, Koichi Kaikita

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Soichi KomakiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4946-2313
Yoshihiko KodamaDivision of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.
Kohei KurogiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6615-8616
Kinuko YamamotoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.
Takeshi IdeguchiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.
Yunosuke MatsuuraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-7284
Hiroshi MoritakeDivision of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5471-7646
Koichi KaikitaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, miyazaki-u.ac.jp.

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Abstract

Current guidelines recommend balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) for symptomatic adults with moderate or severe pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) when the valve anatomy is suitable. However, when the resting gradient is near the lower boundary of the moderate range, establishing whether exercise intolerance is attributable to PVS can be challenging. We describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with longstanding PVS who developed progressive exercise intolerance. Resting echocardiography revealed a peak gradient of 38 mmHg, which remained stable during follow-up. Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) demonstrated a blunted stroke volume response, whereas cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) showed reduced peak VO

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balloon pulmonary valvuloplastycardiopulmonary exercise testingexercise stress echocardiographypulmonary valve stenosis

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PMCPMC13430284

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