Eisenmenger's Syndrome Definition
noun
A cyanotic heart defect in which a left-to-right shunt causes increased flow through the pulmonary vasculature , leading to hypertension , which in turn causes increased pressure in the right side of the heart and reversal of the shunt into a right-to-left shunt.
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Origin of Eisenmenger's Syndrome
Named after Dr. Victor Eisenmenger, who first described the condition in 1897.
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