- Case Report
- A Case of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Eisenmenger Syndrome
Treated by Ligation of PDA
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Chang Seon Yoo, Hae Yong Lee, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Jong Soo Kim, Mee Yon Cho, Joong Hwan Oh
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(2):257-263. Published online February 15, 1995
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We experienced a case of eisenmenger syndrome treated by simple surgical intervention. Eisenmenger syndrome refers to patients with congenital heart defects who have a systemic level of pulmonary arterial pressure and high pulmonary vascular resistance, with right-to-left or bidirectional shunting.
Because a progressive rise in pulmonary vascular resistance may be better tolerated with an intracardiac communication, surgical repair in such patients... |
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