Eisenmenger complex


Ei·sen·men·ger com·plex

(ī'zĕn-men'gĕr), the combination of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta. Synonym(s): Eisenmenger defect, Eisenmenger disease, Eisenmenger tetralogy

Ei·sen·men·ger com·plex

(ī'zĕn-meng'ĕr kom'pleks) The combination of a ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta.

Eisenmenger complex

The structural abnormalities in the heart and the lungs that underlie the EISENMENGER SYNDROME.

Eisenmenger,

Victor, German physician, 1864-1932. Eisenmenger complex - the combination of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta. Synonym(s): Eisenmenger defect; Eisenmenger disease; Eisenmenger tetralogyEisenmenger defect - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complexEisenmenger disease - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complexEisenmenger syndrome - cardiac failure usually due to the Eisenmenger complex, a ventricular septal defect.Eisenmenger tetralogy - Synonym(s): Eisenmenger complex