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Revision as of 15:13, 20 January 2020

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD [2]

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. How well the infant or child does depends onwhether another medical condition is present and the age at which high blood pressure develops in the lungs. Patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome can live 20 to 50 years.

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.

The complications of Eisenmenger's syndrome include:

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.

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 ==Overview==
-The complications of [[Eisenmenger's syndrome]] include [[intracranial hemorrhage]], [[stroke]], [[congestive heart failure]], [[Angina Pectoris|angina pectoris]], [[hyperviscosity syndrome]], [[infection]] ([[Brain abscess|cerebral abscess]]), [[renal failure]], and [[Sudden cardiac death|sudden death]]
+The complications of [[Eisenmenger's syndrome]] include [[intracranial hemorrhage]], [[stroke]], [[congestive heart failure]], [[Angina Pectoris|angina pectoris]], [[hyperviscosity syndrome]], [[infection]] ([[Brain abscess|cerebral abscess]]), [[renal failure]], and [[Sudden cardiac death|sudden death]]. How well the infant or child does depends onwhether another medical condition is present and the age at which [[high blood pressure]] develops in the [[Lung|lungs]]. Patients with [[Eisenmenger's syndrome]] can live 20 to 50 years.
 ==Natural History==