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.
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Management of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunts and Eisenmenger's syndrome.
Manejo anestesico de un escolar con tronco arterioso tipo I no corregido e hipertension pulmonar severa sometido a reparacion de luxacion congenita de rodilla. Reporte de caso
Once Eisenmenger's syndrome is established, the murmur may disappear owing to the right- and left-side pressures being equal.
Incidental MDCT finding of a subclinical PDA in an adult patient with Eisenmenger syndrome
3] have reported a case of Eisenmenger's syndrome posted for cleft lip surgery who was successfully managed with general anesthesia by induction with thiopentone and maintenance with isoflurane and vecuronium.
Anesthetic management of an adult patient with uncorrected ventricular septal defect posted for open cholecystectomy
Untreated Eisenmenger's syndrome in turn can develop into the classic Hippocratic syndrome.
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Over time, the pulmonary vascular resistance increases, and the magnitude of the left-to right intracardiac shunting decreases; eventually, the shunt may become right to left with the development of arterial hypoxemia (Cyanosis) leading to Eisenmenger's syndrome.
Anaesthetic management of an adult patient with uncorrected ventricular septal defect posted for obstructed inguinal hernia repair
In this article the authors report on a rare clinical entity: a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) due to an even more rare condition--a late diagnosed atrial septal defect (ASD) resulted in Eisenmenger's syndrome.
Giant pulmonary artery aneurysm due to undiagnosed atrial septal defect associated with pulmonary hypertension / Atrial septal defektin sebep oldugu pulmoner hipertansiyon sonucu gelisen dev pulmoner arter anevrizmasi
Surgical closure of the ASD was not considered due to established Eisenmenger's syndrome and it was decided to follow-up medical treatment with calcium channel blockers and anticoagulation.
Giant pulmonary artery aneurysm due to undiagnosed atrial septal defect associated with pulmonary hypertension/Atriyal septal defektin sebep oldugu pulmoner hipertansiyon sonucu gelisen dev pulmoner arter anevrizmasi

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