title: Endomyocardial fibrosis: the first report from Malawi.
abstract: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a restrictive cardiomyopathy of unknown aetiology previously unreported in Malawi. Six Malawian children (three males) aged between 12 and 16 years who presented with EMF in 2009/10 are described. Five were from the Southern Highlands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi. neilsarabengrace@gmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adamczick
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Molyneux
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography