What is Eisenmenger's syndrome?

the process in which a long-standing left-to-right cardiac shunt caused by a congenital heart defect causes pulmonary hypertension and eventual reversal of the shunt into a cyanotic right-to-left shunt

What other heart abnormalities is Eisenmenger's syndrome associated with?

• ventricular septal defect
• atrial septal defect
• patent ductus arteriosus

What are the features of Eisenmenger's syndrome?

• original murmur may disappear
• cyanosis
• clubbing
• right ventricular failure
• haemoptysis, embolism

What is the management of Eisenmenger's syndrome?

heart-lung transplantation