Eisenmenger syndrome

Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a form of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with unoperated congenital heart disease and is characterized by congenital heart malformations with reversed or bi-directional shunting through an intra-cardiac or intervascular (usually aorto-pulmonary) communication with the development of PAH.

Proteinuria

Increased levels of protein in the urine.


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PMID (PMCID)
17822253
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Two patients with Eisenmenger syndrome treated with novel agents that target vasodilation of the pulmonary capillary bed].
Hamaker ME, Duffels MG, Reichert CL, Cornel JH, Mulder BJ, Umans VA.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007;151(32):1795-9.
Two women with Eisenmenger syndrome, aged 63 and 45 years, presented with different symptoms: the first patient had peripheral oedema, proteinuria, progressive fatigue and cyanosis and the other had increasing dyspnoea and blue lips.