Case
A nonspecific atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) diagnosed at 5
months age, after cardiac arrest. Trough the years the patient showed
progressive dyspnea, peripheral cyanosis, with development of heart
failure and pulmonary hypertension. At 18 years, it was given the
confirmation of Eisenmenger´s syndrome, with a complete AVSD. This type
of AVSD, is characterized by atrial septal defect (ADS) - “ostium
primum ” (Figure 1; 2); inlet ventricular septal defect (Figure 1; 2)
and common atrial-ventricular valve (Figure 2;3). Nowadays, the patient
is medicated to control pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure.
Congenital malformations must be diagnosed early to avoid serious
complications such as heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. That´s
why it´s so important to detect and study early cardiorespiratory
symptoms (cyanosis; dyspnea; heart murmurs). Doctors are responsible to
care and to do their best to provide quality and a possibility to life
with better conditions. We must be alert.