Preferred Label : endomyocardial fibrosis;

MeSH definition : A condition characterized by the thickening of the ventricular ENDOCARDIUM and subendocardium (MYOCARDIUM), seen mostly in children and young adults in the TROPICAL CLIMATE. The fibrous tissue extends from the apex toward and often involves the HEART VALVES causing restrictive blood flow into the respective ventricles (CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE).;

MeSH synonym : fibroses, endomyocardial; endomyocardial fibroses; fibrosis, endomyocardial;

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A condition characterized by the thickening of the ventricular ENDOCARDIUM and subendocardium (MYOCARDIUM), seen mostly in children and young adults in the TROPICAL CLIMATE. The fibrous tissue extends from the apex toward and often involves the HEART VALVES causing restrictive blood flow into the respective ventricles (CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE).

http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=75565
2006
France
French
endomyocardial fibrosis
tropical medicine
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