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Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Eisenmenger’s Syndrome

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A 32-year-old woman referred to our center because of dyspnea on exertion (functional class III). Physical examination revealed a faint systolic murmur, and the electrocardiogram showed a tall R in the right precordial leads. Chest X-ray demonstrated cardiomegaly, prominent pulmonary knob, and mild pulmonary congestion. She had given birth to two children and had experienced mild symptoms during the pregnancies.

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  1. Jung IH, Lee SY, Lee SJ, Lee JY, Park NJ, Ahn DS, et al. Device closure of a large atrial septal defect in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension after 1 year use of an oral endothelin receptor antagonist. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2013;21(3):140–4.

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Sadeghian, H., Savand-Roomi, Z. (2015). Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Eisenmenger’s Syndrome. In: Echocardiographic Atlas of Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12934-1_59

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