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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
Victor Eisenmenger first described the syndrome in 1897 in a patient who presented with dyspnea and cyanosis since infancy. Since then, advances in the medical treatment of pulmonary hypertension improved the survival of Eisenmenger syndrome.
Historical Perspective
- Victor Eisenmenger first described the syndrome in 1897 in a patient who presented with dyspnea and cyanosis since infancy.
- The patient later developed heart failure and massive hemoptysis.[1]
- Autopsy of the patient showed a large ventricular septal defect and an overriding aorta.
- Since then, advances in the medical treatment of pulmonary hypertension improved the survival of Eisenmenger syndrome.[2]
References
- ↑ Eisenmenger, Vector (1897). "Die angeborenens Defecte der Kammerschieidewand des Herzen". Z Klin Med. 32: I-28.
- ↑ Beghetti M, Galiè N (2009). "Eisenmenger syndrome a clinical perspective in a new therapeutic era of pulmonary arterial hypertension". J Am Coll Cardiol. 53 (9): 733–40. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.025. PMID 19245962.