Endomyocardial Fibrosis

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Epidemiology 3 Pathology 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 References

Etiology

• unknown
• may be associated with

• nutritional deficiency
• eosinophilia
• genetics

Epidemiology

• occurs mainly in west & central Africa

Pathology

• endocardial fibrosis of the apices of the cardiac ventricles

Management

• warfarin for documented cardiac thrombus
• endomyocardectomy (palliative) [2]

More General Terms

• heart disease (cardiac disease)
• fibrosis

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009

endomyocardial fibrosis