Eisenmenger complex

Ei·sen·men·ger com·plex

(ī'zĕn-men'gĕr),

the combination of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta.

Synonym(s): Eisenmenger defect, Eisenmenger disease, Eisenmenger tetralogy

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Ei·sen·men·ger com·plex

(ī'zĕn-meng'ĕr kom'pleks)

The combination of a ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta.

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Eisenmenger complex

The structural abnormalities in the heart and the lungs that underlie the EISENMENGER SYNDROME.

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Eisenmenger,

Victor, German physician, 1864-1932.

Eisenmenger complex - the combination of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta. Synonym(s): Eisenmenger defect; Eisenmenger disease; Eisenmenger tetralogy

Eisenmenger defect - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complex

Eisenmenger disease - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complex

Eisenmenger syndrome - cardiac failure usually due to the Eisenmenger complex, a ventricular septal defect.

Eisenmenger tetralogy - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complex

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