Coronary heart disease diagnosed as cardiomyopathy in blacks. A report of four cases.
Four Black South Africans presented with cardiac failure which was diagnosed as being due to cardiomyopathy.  Necropsy examination revealed that all 4 patients had had severe coronary atheroma and myocardial infarction during life.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology