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11181314

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Endomyocardial fibrosis is a restrictive endomyocardial myocardiopathy of unclear etiology, it is an endemic disease in tropical and subtropical countries. The patients are usually young and the disease has an insidious onset and poor prognosis. Surgery may lead to clinical improvement and prolong life expectancy, although it is only a palliative treatment and does not stop disease progression. We present a case of endomyocardial fibrosis from Equatorial Guinea with severe clinical involvement and clear improvement following surgery. The current etiopathogenic hypothesis, the results obtained and the management of these cases, which are infrequent in Spain, are discussed. We also comment upon the differences with the historically related Loeffler syndrome according to one of the etiopathogenic hypotheses.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0300-8932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis or Davies disease. A case report].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de Navarra, Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports