Unusual presentation of endomyocardial fibrosis.
A case of endomyocardial fibrosis in a Greek patient who had not visited the tropics is described. The patient suffered from an unusual form of the disease in that it was aggressive and recurrent (requiring three operative procedures) and presented with tricuspid stenosis, leading to syncope.
Pyrgakis
V N
VN
National Heart Hospital, London, U.K.
Shapiro
L M
LM
Donaldson
R M
RM
D000328:Adult; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology