Open AccessSecundum atrial septal defect with Eisenmenger syndrome: A scarcely reported disease in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Nneka Nwosu,
Emeka G Omejua,
Nneka Udora,
Ezinne Nwosu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.219346
Subject(s) - septum secundum , medicine , eisenmenger syndrome , referral , heart disease , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , pediatrics , heart septal defect , disease , family medicine
Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be rarely associated with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the most advanced form of pulmonary vascular disease to complicate a congenital heart disease. In spite of availability of pediatric cardiologists and two-dimensional-echochardiography in many tertiary health care centers in Nigeria, late referral and late diagnosis of ASD still occur leading to the development of ES. We describe a case of a 19-year-old male with ASD who presented late with ES.