Patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger syndrome

Heart Lung Circ. 2013 Nov;22(11):968-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.03.071. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Abstract

Herein we report a 21 year-old woman with a previously documented patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger physiology. She presented with increasing cyanosis and exercise intolerance which could be explained by a new finding of right to left shunting through an interatrial communication. She was started on Bosentan therapy aiming to reduce the pulmonary pressure with consideration for heart-lung transplantation should any further deterioration occur.

Keywords: Eisenmenger syndrome; Magnetic resonance; Patent ductus arteriosus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / complications*
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / pathology
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy
  • Eisenmenger Complex / complications*
  • Eisenmenger Complex / pathology
  • Eisenmenger Complex / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans