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March 1, 1953Annals of Internal Medicine

Endocardial Fibroelastosis

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Key result

A 14-month-old child was diagnosed postmortem with congenital endocardial fibroelastosis, an unusual and fatal type of heart disease.

Population

14-month-old child with fatal heart disease (congenital endocardial fibroelastosis), n=1

Design

Case_report

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Implication

Highlights rare fatal cardiomyopathy in unexplained infant death; leaves open need for antemortem diagnostics.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

No

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Population
A 14-month-old child with fatal congenital endocardial fibroelastosis.

This case report describes a fatal presentation of congenital endocardial fibroelastosis in a 14-month-old child, highlighting the importance of postmortem diagnosis for this rare condition.

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A 1953 study conducted a case report in Endocardial fibroelastosis (n=1). A 14-month-old child was diagnosed postmortem with congenital endocardial fibroelastosis, an unusual and fatal type of heart disease.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97615fd08ffd74dfc60e32https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-3-573
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