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Eisenmenger Complex (Eisenmenger's Syndrome) Summary

Description: A condition associated with VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT and other congenital heart defects that allow the mixing of pulmonary and systemic circulation, increase blood flow into the lung, and subsequent responses to low oxygen in blood. This complex is characterized by progressive PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY of the RIGHT VENTRICLE; CYANOSIS; and ERYTHROCYTOSIS.

Also Known As: Eisenmenger's Syndrome; Syndrome, Eisenmenger; Eisenmengers Syndrome; Eisenmenger's Complex; Complex, Eisenmenger Show All >>

Networked: 394 relevant articles (27 outcomes, 36 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Eisenmenger Complex

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. bosentan (Tracleer) : 10 outcomes 9 studies in 38 results : FDA 1
  2. Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension : 8 outcomes 13 studies in 145 results : IBA
  3. sildenafil (Viagra) : 8 outcomes 6 studies in 24 results : FDA 5
  4. Endothelin Receptors (Endothelin Receptor) : 5 outcomes 3 studies in 13 results : IBA
  5. Oxygen : 2 outcomes 5 studies in 17 results : IBA
  6. Iloprost (Ventavis) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 4 results : FDA 1
  7. Type 5 Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases : 1 outcome 2 studies in 2 results : IBA
  8. tadalafil (Cialis) : 1 outcome 1 study in 4 results : FDA 2
  9. Nitric Oxide (Nitrogen Monoxide) : 1 outcome in 7 results : FDA 1
  10. Endothelin-1 (Endothelin 1) : 1 outcome in 2 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Eisenmenger Complex

  1. Heart Diseases (Heart Disease)
  2. Pulmonary Hypertension (Ayerza Syndrome)
  3. Atrial Heart Septal Defects (Atrial Septal Defect)
  4. Ventricular Heart Septal Defects (Ventricular Septal Defect)
  5. Down Syndrome (Down's Syndrome)
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Key Therapies for Eisenmenger Complex

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  1. Heart-Lung Transplantation : 1 outcome in 33 results
  2. Cesarean Section (Caesarean Section) : 1 outcome in 25 results
  3. Epidural Anesthesia : 1 outcome in 7 results
  4. Hemodilution : 1 outcome in 2 results
  5. Conduction Anesthesia (Regional Anesthesia) : 1 outcome in 2 results
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