Echocardiographic findings in endomyocardial fibrosis. 1992

M Saraçlar, and S Ozer, and F Oztunç, and A Celiker
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara.

An 18-month-old infant diagnosed as having endomyocardial fibrosis by echocardiography is presented. Most patients with endomyocardial fibrosis reported in the literature are either older children or adults. To our knowledge, our patient was the youngest ever to have been reported. Echocardiographic studies showed obliteration of the left ventricular apex and increased echo reflectance at the left ventricular endocardium and subendocardium. The left atrium and right ventricle were significantly enlarged. Doppler echocardiography showed minimal mitral, but significant tricuspid regurgitation. In regard to the contribution of echocardiography in the diagnosis, we recommend this method for suspected cases. Contrary to the other patients reported, there was no thickening of the atrioventricular valves. Mitral valve insufficiency was related to the restriction of the ventricular filling rather than to valve involvement occurring with the disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D002932 Cineangiography Motion pictures of the passage of contrast medium through blood vessels. Cineangiographies
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D004719 Endomyocardial Fibrosis 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). Endomyocardial Fibroses,Fibroses, Endomyocardial,Fibrosis, Endomyocardial
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015150 Echocardiography, Doppler Measurement of intracardiac blood flow using an M-mode and/or two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram while simultaneously recording the spectrum of the audible Doppler signal (e.g., velocity, direction, amplitude, intensity, timing) reflected from the moving column of red blood cells. Doppler Echocardiography,Echocardiography, Continuous Doppler,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional Doppler,2-D Doppler Echocardiography,2D Doppler Echocardiography,Continuous Doppler Echocardiography,Doppler Echocardiography, 2-D,Doppler Echocardiography, 2D,Doppler Echocardiography, Continuous,Doppler Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Echocardiography, 2-D Doppler,Echocardiography, 2D Doppler,Two-Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography,2 D Doppler Echocardiography,Doppler Echocardiography, 2 D,Doppler Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,Echocardiography, 2 D Doppler,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional Doppler,Two Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography

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