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Endomyocardial Fibrosis: an Update After 70 Years

Mocumbi, ana olga; Stothard , j russell; Sá, paulo correia-de; Yacoub, magdi.

Curr. cardiol. rep; 22 (11), 2019

Purpose of review: This review aims at highlighting the need to better understand the pathogenesis and natural history of endomyocardial fibrosis when set against its changing endemicity and disease burden, improvements in diagnosis, and new options for clinical management Recent findings: Progress in im...

Cardiomiopatia Restritiva/diagnóstico, Cardiomiopatia Restritiva/etnologia, Cardiomiopatia Restritiva/terapia, Países em Desenvolvimento, Fibrose Endomiocárdica/terapia, Doenças Negligenciadas/terapia

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Lack of evidence of myocardial damage in children with Plasmodium falciparum severe and complicated malaria from an endemic area for endomyocardial fibrosis

Mocumbi, Ana Olga; Songane, Mário; Salomão, Cristolde; Ulibarri, Rogelio; Ferreira, Maria Beatriz; Yacoub, Magdi H.

J. trop. pedriatr; 57 (4), 2011

Malaria is among the factors thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), a restrictive cardiomyopathy of unclear etiology, with no specific therapy, which affects predominantly children and adolescents. In Africa, regions endemic with EMF are also areas with high prevalen...

Doenças Endêmicas, Fibrose Endomiocárdica/epidemiologia, Fibrose Endomiocárdica/patologia, Malária/prevenção & controle, Malária Falciparum, Plasmodium falciparum, Cardiomiopatia Restritiva

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