Eisenmenger's syndrome
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Eisenmenger's syndrome
[i´zen-meng″erz]ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and cyanosis due to right-to-left (reversed) shunt of blood. Sometimes defined as pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary vascular disease) and cyanosis, with the shunt being at the atrial, ventricular, or great vessel area.
Eisenmenger's syndrome
[i′sən·meng′ərz]
Etymology: Victor Eisenmenger, German physician, 1864-1932
ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and cyanosis resulting from right-to-left (reversed) shunt of blood. It is sometimes defined as pulmonary hypertension and cyanosis with the shunt being at the atrial, ventricular, or great vessel area.