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Year : 2017 | Volume
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Secundum atrial septal defect with Eisenmenger syndrome: A scarcely reported disease in Nigeria
Nnamdi I Nwosu1, Emeka Omejua2, Nneka Udora1, Ezinne Nwosu3
1 Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria 2 Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Owerri, Nigeria 3 Department of Physiotherapy, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Nnamdi I Nwosu Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.219346
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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. |
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