Eisenmenger complex
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 20 Sep, 2009
Eisenmenger complex is pulmonary hypertension with right to left shunt in:
A. Atrial septal defect
B. Ventricular septal defect
C. Patent ductus arteriosus
D. Tetralogy of Fallot
Answer: B
Eisenmenger complex is the specific term for pulmonary hypertension and reversal of shunt in ventricular septal defect. The term Eisenmenger syndrome covers the shunts at atrial, ventricular and great artery levels.
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