RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Eisenmenger syndrome in an adult patient with a large patent ductus arteriosus
JF European Respiratory Review
JO EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 558
OP 564
DO 10.1183/09059180.00007013
VO 22
IS 130
A1 Konstantinos Dimopoulos
YR 2013
UL http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/130/558.abstract
AB This is the case of a young female who was seen at our adult congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension service (Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK) at the age of 17 years. She initially presented at the age of 4 years with increasing shortness of breath. At that time, there was differential cyanosis with clubbing and lower oxygen saturations in the toes (82%) compared with her fingers (95%). On echocardiography there was evidence of severe pulmonary hypertension and a large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with low velocity bidirectional shunting. She underwent cardiac catheterisation at the time which showed a pulmonary arterial pressure equal to that of the aorta.