Key result
Clinical and electrocardiographic criteria, including congestive heart failure without organic murmurs and specific left loading patterns, correctly identified 85% of endocardial fibroelastosis cases.
Why the study?
Can specific clinical and electrocardiographic criteria accurately diagnose primary endocardial fibroelastosis in infants and children?
Population
Infants and children with autopsy-proved or clinically diagnosed primary endocardial fibroelastosis, and a…
Comparison
Clinical and electrocardiographic diagnostic… vs Patients with acute myocarditis
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May aid noninvasive diagnosis in infants with heart failure; leaves open prospective validation against contemporary imaging.
Observational
Can specific clinical and electrocardiographic criteria accurately diagnose primary endocardial fibroelastosis in infants and children?
Characteristic clinical and electrocardiographic patterns, along with the mumps antigen skin test, can reliably diagnose primary endocardial fibroelastosis in infants and differentiate it from acute myocarditis.
Sellers et al. (1964) conducted an observational in Primary Endocardial Fibroelastosis. Clinical and electrocardiographic diagnostic criteria was evaluated on Correct diagnosis before death. Clinical and electrocardiographic criteria, including congestive heart failure without organic murmurs and specific left loading patterns, correctly identified 85% of endocardial fibroelastosis cases.
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