Causes And Symptoms Of Pulmonary Hypertension

Eisenmenger Syndrome

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Pulmonary hypertension may be due to a type of congenital heart disease known as Eisenmenger syndrome. The condition causes a ventricular septal defect, which is a large hole in the heart located between the two lower ventricles. The hole causes an abnormal circulation of blood in the heart in which red blood carrying oxygen mixes with blue blood carrying a low amount of oxygen. Instead of being transported to the rest of the body, the blood returns to the lungs, causing high blood pressure and an increased risk of blood clots.

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