A Case of Eisenmenger Syndrome with Brain Abscess
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 79-83, 1999.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
The Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by severe irreversible pulmonary hypertension and right-to-left shunting of blood through the pulmonary-systemic communication. The resultant right-to-left shunt leads to clinical cyanosis and secondary manifestations of chronic hypoxemia. Clinical features include dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, palpitation, hemoptysis, syncope, chest pain and predisposition to brain abscess and cerebrovascular accident. Brain abscess is a serious complication of cyanotic congenital heart disease and major cause of death. We report a patient with Eisenmenger syndrome in whom the presence of right-to-left shunt and paradoxical embolism appears to be critical for the development of brain abscess.
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Assunto principal:
Síncope
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Dor no Peito
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Encéfalo
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Abscesso Encefálico
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Causas de Morte
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Embolia Paradoxal
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Cianose
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Dispneia
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Complexo de Eisenmenger
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Artigo
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