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Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis
- Source :
- JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 5, Pp 819-822 (2020), JACC Case Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is a common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy worldwide, but is relatively rare in developed countries. We present a case of tropical endomyocardial fibrosis with right ventricular involvement initially mistaken as Ebstein’s anomaly. We highlight the need for timely and accurate diagnosis to ensure appropriate management. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)<br />Graphical abstract<br />Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is a common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy worldwide, but is relatively rare in developed countries. We present…
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram
Cardiomyopathy
Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis
Case Report
right ventricle
030105 genetics & heredity
cardiac magnetic resonance
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Case
CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance
Fibrosis
EMF, endomyocardial fibrosis
Internal medicine
medicine
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
restrictive
LGE, late gadolinium enhancement
business.industry
fibrosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
medicine.disease
RC666-701
Cardiology
RV, right ventricular
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Cardiac magnetic resonance
cardiomyopathy
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 26660849
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- JACC: Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....038def1e46496f77d7a15b92186f4e4c