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1. Predominant RV endomyocardial fibrosis masking rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Author

Bohara DA, Ghogare MS, Taksande AR, Mahajan AU, and Nathani PJ

Subjects
Adult, Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive diagnosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Disease Progression, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, India, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, Mitral Valve pathology, Pericardial Effusion diagnosis, Prognosis, Developing Countries, Endomyocardial Fibrosis diagnosis, Heart Ventricles pathology, Mitral Valve Stenosis diagnosis, Rheumatic Heart Disease diagnosis, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right diagnosis
Abstract

We report a 30 year female with rheumatic mitral stenosis, presenting with progressive right heart failure without overt leftheart symptoms. Rapid progression to severe right heart failure with moderate pericardial effusion prompted the diagnosis of associated restrictive cardiomyopathy. A MRI scan of the heart revealed diffuse subendocardial scarring of LV and RV explaining patient's rapid downhill course.

Published
2014

2. Cardiomyopathy in children in Ahmedabad.

Author

Gandhi VK, Dalal SB, Sharma JR, and Vani SN

Subjects
Adolescent, Cardiomyopathies therapy, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated diagnosis, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic diagnosis, Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive diagnosis, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, India, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Cardiomyopathies diagnosis
Abstract

A clinical study and follow up of 20 children with cardiomyopathies upto age of 16 years are presented. The DCM was most common variety followed by RCM and HCM in pediatric age group. SHMD presenting with cardiomyopathy were common in infancy and early childhood. Cardiomyopathies presented most frequently between 2-5 years and 10-16 years age group with DCM having almost equal distribution. Clinical presentation of various types is described, despite of vigorous decongestive and vasodilator treatment in advanced cases, course was rapidly downhill and prognosis is poor in general.

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1991
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