Endomyocardial fibrosis and calcification in an elderly patient

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare restrictive cardiomyopathy in developed countries. The prognosis of EMF depends on severity of heart failure, and it is generally poor as there is no proven specific effective therapy. We have experienced a rare case of EMF in an elderly Japanese man.[Image: s...

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Autores principales: Yanase, Tomonobu, Nakamura, Tomohiro, Haraguchi, Yumiko, Matsumoto, Mitsunari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Images in Clinical Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.246
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Sumario:Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare restrictive cardiomyopathy in developed countries. The prognosis of EMF depends on severity of heart failure, and it is generally poor as there is no proven specific effective therapy. We have experienced a rare case of EMF in an elderly Japanese man.[Image: see text]

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