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The safety and efficacy of prednisolone in preventing reaccumulation of ascites among endomyocardial fibrosis patients in Uganda: a randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), the commonest restrictive cardiomyopathy worldwide, is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the endocardium. Inflammation in other parts of the body such as the peritoneum has been described and may explain the accumulation of ascites, a painful an...

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Autores principales: Nabunnya, Yvonne Brenda, Kayima, James, Longenecker, Chris T., Josephson, Richard A., Freers, Juergen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26666319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1761-0