Surgical treatment of biventricular endomyocardial fibrosis. A case report.
The clinical, fono-mechano-echocardiographic, hemodynamic and angiographic findings before and after surgery of a patient who developed bilateral extensive endomyocardial fibrosis probably secondary to filariasis, are described. The patient was surgically treated by endocardial decortication and insertion of a mitral and tricuspid Ionescu Shiley low profile valve, which was followed by a marked subjective and objective improvement during a follow-up period of 42 months.
Dejaegher
P
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Department of Cardiology, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Stalpaert
J
J
De Geest
H
H
D000792:Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010701:Phonocardiography; D014261:Tricuspid Valve