Signs and Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of Eisenmenger syndrome include:
- Cyanosis (a blue tinge to the skin resulting from lack of oxygen)
- High red blood cell count
- Swollen or clubbed finger tips (clubbing)
- Fainting, called syncope
- Heart failure
- Arrhythmia or irregular heart rhythms
- Bleeding disorders
- Coughing up blood
- Iron deficiency
- Kidney problems
- Stroke
- Gout (rarely) due to increased uric acid resorption and production with impaired excretion
- Gallstones
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