(ī'zĕn-meng‵ĕr )

[Victor Eisenmenger, Austrian physician, 1864–1932]

A congenital cyanotic heart defect that may include atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects, dextroposition of the aorta, pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary artery enlargement, hypertrophy of the right ventricle, and patent ductus arteriosus.

SYN: Eisenmenger complex.