Key result
Phonomechanocardiography characterizes cardiac findings in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis.
Why the study?
Phonomechanocardiographic patterns in endomyocardial fibrosis have been infrequently reported despite established clinical and pathological findings.
What are the phonomechanocardiographic findings in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis?
Observational (n=12)
What are the phonomechanocardiographic findings in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis?
This study provides descriptive data on phonomechanocardiographic patterns in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis, a condition where such reports are scarce.
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a severe restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue on the endocardium and to a lesser extent in the myocardium of one or both ventricles. The disease results in endocardial rigidity, atrioventricular valve dysfunction and progressive obliteration of the ventricular cavity. The clinical and pathological findings of EMF have been well established and definitive diagnosis can be made by selective cineangiocardiography. However, there are few reports concerning the phonomechanocardiographic (PMCG) patterns in this condition. In this paper we describe the PMCG findings in 12 patients with EMF which is now recognized with increasing frequency in the Northeast of Brazil.
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Carvalho et al. (1984) conducted an observational in Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) (n=12). Phonomechanocardiography (PMCG) was evaluated on Phonomechanocardiographic (PMCG) patterns. Phonomechanocardiographic (PMCG) findings were described in a cohort of 12 patients with endomyocardial fibrosis.
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