The Eisenmenger Syndrome: I

Abstract

Eponymous titles are no longer in fashion, because they frequently lend themselves to controversy over historical precedence, invite criticism on the grounds of descriptive inaccuracy, and can usually be replaced with advantage by a scientific name which simultaneously identifies, defines, and classifies the disease in question. The term "Eisenmenger's syndrome," as used in these lectures, therefore requires some explanation, especially since the Editor of the British Heart Journal stated recently that it has " outlived [its] usefulness and should no longer be used in clinical medicine" (Brotmacher and Campbell, 1958).