TY - JOUR
T1 - Right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis - A case report
AU - Madi, Deepak
AU - Achappa, Basavaprabhu
AU - Pai, Narasimha
AU - Kamath, Padmanabha
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a progressive type of restrictive cardiomyopathy. It affects inflow portion of right and/or left ventricle and apex. It is a neglected tropical disease. Here we report a rare case of right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis. A 70-year-old female presented to us with history suggestive of right-sided heart failure of two months duration. There was no eosinophilia. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly. Echocardiogram showed dilated right atrium and obliteration of the apex of the right ventricle. A diagnosis of Right ventricular Endomyocardial fibrosis was made. She was treated with diuretics and anticoagulants and she improved.
AB - Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a progressive type of restrictive cardiomyopathy. It affects inflow portion of right and/or left ventricle and apex. It is a neglected tropical disease. Here we report a rare case of right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis. A 70-year-old female presented to us with history suggestive of right-sided heart failure of two months duration. There was no eosinophilia. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly. Echocardiogram showed dilated right atrium and obliteration of the apex of the right ventricle. A diagnosis of Right ventricular Endomyocardial fibrosis was made. She was treated with diuretics and anticoagulants and she improved.
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U2 - 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1558
DO - 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1558
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874593550
SN - 1836-1935
VL - 6
SP - 88
EP - 90
JO - Australasian Medical Journal
JF - Australasian Medical Journal
IS - 2
ER -
