A case report of a 40-year-old woman with endomyocardial fibrosis in a non-tropical area: from initial presentation to high urgent heart transplantation

Background Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) represents the most common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy worldwide. Despite a high prevalence in tropical regions, it occasionally occurs in patients who have never visited these areas. While researches have proposed various possible triggers for EMF, e...

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Volume:	19
Main Author:	Wagner, Gernot Haumer, Markus Poelzl, Gerhard Wiedemann, Dominik Kliegel, Andreas Ullrich, Robert Gartlehner, Gerald Zuckermann, Andreas Mueller, Ludwig Mayr, Harald Moertl, Deddo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	LONDON BMC 19.12.2019
published in:	BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 302 - 7
ORCID:	0000-0001-6408-8978
Data of publication:	2019-12-19
ISSN:	1471-2261 1471-2261
EISSN:	1471-2261
Discipline:	Medicine
Subjects:	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Life Sciences & Biomedicine Cardiovascular System & Cardiology Science & Technology Heart failure Restrictive cardiomyopathy Endomyocardial fibrosis Eosinophilia Heart failure DIAGNOSIS Endomyocardial fibrosis Restrictive cardiomyopathy Eosinophilia SURGICAL-TREATMENT EMF
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