Undiagnosed ventricular septal defect with resultant Eisenmenger syndrome presenting with diplopia.

Am J Emerg Med

Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, United States of America. Electronic address:

Published: March 2023

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital heart lesion among children. In most cases, however, it is identified and corrected in childhood, before long-term sequelae such as pulmonary hypertension develop. In this case report, we present a young man with an undiagnosed VSD with consequent Eisenmenger syndrome who initially presented to medical attention with diplopia found to be caused by cerebral infarcts.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.11.029DOI Listing

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