Abstract
Patients with Eisenmenger syndrome do much better than patients with all other etiologies of severe pulmonary hypertension. The primary reason, and a major focus of this review, is the right ventricle, a remarkable chamber with preserved systolic function despite a lifetime of systemic level pulmonary hypertension.
MeSH terms
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Adaptation, Physiological
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Adult
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Chronic Disease
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
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Eisenmenger Complex / diagnostic imaging
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Eisenmenger Complex / physiopathology*
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Female
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Hemodynamics / physiology
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology*
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Male
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Prognosis
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Stroke Volume / physiology
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Survival Rate
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
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Ventricular Function, Right / physiology*