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==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
Patients with [[Eisenmenger's syndrome]] pass through the following stages: | |||
* An underlying heart defect that initially allows a [[left-to-right shunt]] between the left and right sides of the heart | |||
* The development of [[pulmonary hypertension]] | |||
* [[Polycythemia]], an increase in the number of [[Red blood cell|red blood cells]] | |||
* Finally, a reversal of the left-to-right shunt so that there is a [[right-to-left shunt]] | |||
Therefore, they may present with a history of symptoms for each of these stages. | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
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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
Patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome pass through the following stages:
- An underlying heart defect that initially allows a left-to-right shunt between the left and right sides of the heart
- The development of pulmonary hypertension
- Polycythemia, an increase in the number of red blood cells
- Finally, a reversal of the left-to-right shunt so that there is a right-to-left shunt
Therefore, they may present with a history of symptoms for each of these stages.
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.