title: Right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis - A case report.
abstract: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a progressive type of restrictive cardiomyopathy. It affects inflow portion of right and/or left ventricle and apex. It is a neglected tropical disease. Here we report a rare case of right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis. A 70-year-old female presented to us with history suggestive of right-sided heart failure of two months duration. There was no eosinophilia. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly. Echocardiogram showed dilated right atrium and obliteration of the apex of the right ventricle. A diagnosis of Right ventricular Endomyocardial fibrosis was made. She was treated with diuretics and anticoagulants and she improved.
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Affiliated to Manipal University.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madi
authors.forename: Basavaprabhu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Achappa
authors.forename: Narasimha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Padmanabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kamath
keywords: Endomyocardial Fibrosis; Restrictive cardiomyopathy; Right heart failure