title: Endocardial fibroelastosis occurring in a mother and daughter.
abstract: Endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) in a mother and daughter are reported. This entity has a primary and secondary form. In this case, the 23-year-old mother died 11 months after delivery with findings of EFE. At age 3(1/2) years, the daughter was admitted in congestive heart failure and did not respond to medical management. The autopsy findings revealed EFE. Endocardial fibroelastosis in both mother and daughter is a very rare finding.
authors.affiliation: Driscoll Foundation Children's Hospital and the Children's Heart Institute of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castaneda
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Simpson