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This case highlights that endomyocardial fibrosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of heart failure in tropical countries, even in elderly patients without eosinophilia.
May prompt consideration of endomyocardial fibrosis in heart failure differentials among elderly patients from endemic regions; leaves open optimal therapy.
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.
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Deepak Madi (2013) conducted a case report in Right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis (n=1). Diuretics and anticoagulants was evaluated on Clinical improvement.
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