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