A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate sildenafil, ambrisentan combination therapy in pulmonary hypertension, particularly of Eisenmenger syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.07.007
Abstract: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) - a complex and progressive disease that carries significant morbidity and mortality despite optimal medical treatment. Combination therapy for PAH can be more effective than monotherapy. The present randomized trial compared… read more here.
Keywords: combination; eisenmenger syndrome; ambrisentan combination; combination therapy ... See more keywords
Peripheral microangiopathy in Eisenmenger syndrome: A nailfold video capillaroscopy study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.033
Abstract: BACKGROUND Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) comprises a severe phenotype of pulmonary arterial hypertension characterized by angiopathy of the lung circulation. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the presence of systemic microvascular abnormalities in… read more here.
Keywords: nailfold video; eisenmenger syndrome; video capillaroscopy; study ... See more keywords
Impact of advanced medical therapy for the outcome of an adult patient with Eisenmenger syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.002
Abstract: Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart disease. It is an extremely devastating condition with a serious impact on patients' life. Classical therapy of ES… read more here.
Keywords: eisenmenger syndrome; heart; treatment; transplantation ... See more keywords
PULMONARY ARTERY VASCULITIS MASQUERADING AS EISENMENGER SYNDROME: IMPORTANCE OF MULTIMODALITY IMAGING
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32909-2
Abstract: Two defining features of Eisenmenger syndrome are “severely increased” and “irreversible” pulmonary vascular resistance as a result of uncorrected large left to right shunt. It is important to distinguish it from other causes of pulmonary… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary artery; masquerading eisenmenger; eisenmenger syndrome; artery vasculitis ... See more keywords
Pregnancy in Eisenmenger syndrome: a case series from a tertiary care hospital of Northern India.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122004152
Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite advances in medical care, we still come across pregnancy in Eisenmenger syndrome. Eisenmenger syndrome represents the severe end of the spectrum for disease in pulmonary artery hypertension associated with CHD. Due to very… read more here.
Keywords: case series; eisenmenger syndrome; care; pregnancy ... See more keywords
Management of Eisenmenger syndrome by cardiac defect closure combined bilateral lung transplantation with intraoperative venoarterial ECMO support
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15360
Abstract: Optimal surgical treatment for Eisenmenger syndrome in adult congenital heart disease remains in debate. read more here.
Keywords: eisenmenger syndrome; cardiac defect; defect closure; management eisenmenger ... See more keywords
Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245549
Abstract: Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill… read more here.
Keywords: challenges managing; critically ill; ill patient; managing critically ... See more keywords
Epidemiological changes in Eisenmenger syndrome in the Nordic region in 1977–2012
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310979
Abstract: Objective Improved diagnostic tools, timely closure of the shunt and a better understanding of the complexity of Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) have led to improved care and treatment in tertiary centres. These may have decreased the… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; eisenmenger syndrome; nordic region; million inhabitants ... See more keywords
Declining incidence and prevalence of Eisenmenger syndrome in the developed world: a triumph of modern medicine
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311396
Abstract: In 1897, Dr Victor Eisenmenger described a 32-year-old man with a history of cyanosis and progressive exertional breathlessness since childhood. The patient developed heart failure in his 30s and, thereafter, died suddenly following massive haemoptysis.… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; eisenmenger syndrome; declining incidence; septal defect ... See more keywords
Pulmonary vasodilator therapy is associated with greater survival in Eisenmenger syndrome
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311876
Abstract: Objective Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a severe form of pulmonary hypertension in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and has a poor prognosis. We aimed to understand factors associated with survival in ES and particularly… read more here.
Keywords: eisenmenger syndrome; greater survival; pulmonary vasodilator; vasodilator therapy ... See more keywords
Managing the Eisenmenger syndrome: a call to arms
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312215
Abstract: When Viktor Eisenmenger first described (1897) and later Paul Wood (1958) expanded on the Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the options of treatment of this condition were very limited. The pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with this condition… read more here.
Keywords: eisenmenger syndrome; heart; call arms; managing eisenmenger ... See more keywords