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How well the infant or child does depends on whether another medical condition is present | |||
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** whether another medical condition is present | |||
** the age at which [[high blood pressure]] develops in the [[Lung|lungs]]. | |||
* Patients with [[Eisenmenger's syndrome]] can live 20 to 50 years. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]
Overview
The complications of Eisenmenger's syndrome include intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, hyperviscosity syndrome, infection (cerebral abscess), renal failure, and sudden death
Natural History
Complications
The complications of Eisenmenger's syndrome include:
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Stroke
- Congestive heart failure
- Angina Pectoris
- Hyperviscosity syndrome
- Infection (cerebral abscess)
- Renal failure
- Sudden death
Prognosis
- How well the infant or child does depends on:
- whether another medical condition is present
- the age at which high blood pressure develops in the lungs.
- Patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome can live 20 to 50 years.