Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 129-138, September 2002

Eisenmenger's syndrome: Current management☆

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

Abstract 

Eisenmenger's syndrome describes the elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure to the systemic level caused by increased pulmonary vascular resistance with reversal or bi-directional shunting through a large intracardiac or extracardiac congenital heart defect. This article reviews the natural history and pathophysiology of Eisenmenger's syndrome untreated and medical and surgical treatment options presently available. Although there is no cure for this condition at present, recent advances in management have improved the quality of life for many patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol. 45, No. 2, (September/October) 2002: pp 129-138

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☆ Address reprint requests to Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of New York, New-York Presbyterian, 3959 Broadway, 2 North, New York, NY 10032; esb14@columbia.edu.

PII: S0033-0620(02)70003-0

doi:10.1053/pcad.2002.127492

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 129-138, September 2002

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