Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Echocardiographic Profile

Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Echocardiographic Profile

Evolution of two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography identified the typical features of Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) such as dense ventricular apical fibrosis, dysfunction of atrioventricular valve and sub-valvular apparatus and cavity dimensions. This is the tool used most for the diagnosis of EMF in areas where the disease is endemic in Africa. Today echocardiography is used as a ...

Echocardiographic profile of endomyocardial fibrosis in Tanzania, East Africa.

OBJECTIVES To demonstrate and evaluate the usefulness of two dimensional and Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in countries with poor resources. Also to evaluate the clinical assessment as a predictor of echocardiographically proven EMF. DESIGN Descriptive hospital based study. SETTING Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. SUBJECTS ...

Echocardiographic findings in endomyocardial fibrosis.

M-mode echocardiographic features of endomyocardial fibrosis.

M-mode echocardiographic findings are described in 21 patients with endomyocardial fibrosis. Features associated with right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis include: (i) exaggerated motion and thickening of the anterior right ventricular wall; (ii) increased right ventricular end-diastolic dimension; and (iii) paradoxical septal motion. Pericardial effusion (viz an echo-free space behind the...

Endomyocardial fibrosis in Sudan: clinical and echocardiographic features

OBJECTIVE Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare disease and is often an underdiagnosed and forgotten cardiomyopathy. The objective of this study was to document the current frequency of EMF in Sudan by defining and selecting cases from patients attending the echocardiography laboratory. Additionally we aimed to create an EMF registry for Sudan. METHODS The study started in January 2007 and ...