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]

History and Symptoms

Common symptoms and diagnostic criteria for Eisenmenger's syndrome includes:

• 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
• Dyspnea
• Syncope
• Hepmoptysis
• Stroke
• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Feeling tired
• Shortness of breath
• Swelling in the joints caused by too much uric acid (gout)