A Hole in The Heart from Eisenmenger

Eisenmenger Syndrome is a condition that occurs in some people who were born with heart defects. Sometimes those defects will cause a hole in the heart to be formed which causes oxygenated blood to go back into the lungs and not get distributed where it needs to be.

Erica Zahn describes this very well in her article.

“Simply put, the heart pumps blood left to right within the chambers, and that causes abnormal blood flow to the lungs leading to severe damage. The arteries become stiff and it becomes more and more difficult to circulate oxygenated blood throughout the body. It leads to cyanosis (the skin takes on a blue tint) and clubbing of the fingers.”

Here are links for more info:
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Web M.D.
Patient Worthy

Kristen Lord

Kristen Lord

Kristen is a junior and soon to be senior at Christopher Newport University. She has an Associate’s Degree in graphic design, and is working toward her Bachelors in Fine Arts focusing in graphic design. Kristen has a passion for animals and art, and in her spare time likes to paint, or design on the computer as well as playing with her dog Mr. Pickles. Kristen is happy to be moving on to a new chapter of her life soon, getting married at the end of May 2016 and graduating in April 2017.

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