Secundum atrial septal defect with Eisenmenger syndrome: A scarcely reported disease in Nigeria

Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be rarely associated with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the most advanced form of pulmonary vascular disease to complicate a congenital heart disease. In spite of availability of pediatric cardiologists and two-dimensional-echochardiography in many tertiary health care ce...

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Autores principales: Nwosu, Nnamdi I., Omejua, Emeka, Udora, Nneka, Nwosu, Ezinne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29269987
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.219346
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Sumario:Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be rarely associated with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the most advanced form of pulmonary vascular disease to complicate a congenital heart disease. In spite of availability of pediatric cardiologists and two-dimensional-echochardiography in many tertiary health care centers in Nigeria, late referral and late diagnosis of ASD still occur leading to the development of ES. We describe a case of a 19-year-old male with ASD who presented late with ES.

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