Eisenmenger’s syndrome history and symptoms
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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
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome pass through the following stages[1]:
- 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.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of Eisenmenger's syndrome include[2]:
Less Common symptoms
Less common symptoms of Eisenmenger's syndrome include[3]:
References
- ↑ Kaemmerer H, Mebus S, Schulze-Neick I, Eicken A, Trindade PT, Hager A; et al. (2010). "The adult patient with eisenmenger syndrome: a medical update after dana point part I: epidemiology, clinical aspects and diagnostic options". Curr Cardiol Rev. 6 (4): 343–55. doi:10.2174/157340310793566154. PMC 3083816. PMID 22043211.
- ↑ Kaemmerer H, Mebus S, Schulze-Neick I, Eicken A, Trindade PT, Hager A; et al. (2010). "The adult patient with eisenmenger syndrome: a medical update after dana point part I: epidemiology, clinical aspects and diagnostic options". Curr Cardiol Rev. 6 (4): 343–55. doi:10.2174/157340310793566154. PMC 3083816. PMID 22043211.
- ↑ Iveta S (2009). "Eisenmenger syndrome--a unique form of pulmonary arterial hypertension". Bratisl Lek Listy. 110 (12): 757–64. PMID 20196469.