Definition:
Eisenmenger's syndrome is categorized as a medical condition that involves the collection of symptoms such as cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension and erythrocytosis. This disease is usually found among young teenagers and adults that suffer from some form of congenital heart defect that may or may not have been repaired surgically. This may also be closely associated to pulmonary hypertension.
Diagnosis:
Children with the history of ASD or the atrial septal defect are most likely to suffer from this syndrome. Bloods tests and x-rays are usually conduction to diagnose patients.
Treatment:
The aims on the treatment for Eisenmenger's syndrome are primarily directed at effectively decreasing the pressure in the pulmonary artery as well as significantly improving oxygenation. This may be done through medications to decrease pulmonary hypertensions, supplemental oxygen, and phlebotomy.
Symptoms and Signs:
Among the most common symptoms of Eisenmenger's syndrome may vary on mild and severe include, cyanosis, fatigue, chest pains, palpitations, shortness of breath, fainting, blurred vision, hemorrhage, brain abscess, gout and possible stroke.
Causes:
Eisenmenger's syndrome are known to rapidly progress over time which can be a result of some effects of the high blood pressure in the patient's lungs. Such high blood pressure as well as the pulmonary hypertension would occur due to the possibility of congenital heart defects. This causes the blood flow from the left section of the heart to the right section of the heart, or what is commonly known as the left-to-right heart shunt.
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