Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Report of 6 Patients and Review of the Surgical Literature

Moraes, Carlos R.; Buffolo, Ênio; Victor, Edgar Guimarães; Saraiva, Lurildo R.; Gomes, Johnny Moreira; Lira, Vital; Lima, Ricardo de Carvalho; Escobar, Mozart; Andrade, José Carlos S

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61875-9

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“…First Sound-It was normal in eight patients (cases 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12), increased in two (cases 10 and 11) and decreased in two (cases 5 and 7). The Q-lst sound interval ranged from 0.04 to O.IOs with a mean value of 0.07s.…”

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Phonomechanocardiographic Findings in Endomyocardial Fibrosis

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Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a severe restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue on the endocardium and to a lesser extent in the myocardium of one or both ventricles. The disease results in endocardial rigidity, atrioventricular valve dysfunction and progressive obliteration of the ventricular cavity. The clinical and pathological findings of EMF have been well established and definitive diagnosis can be made by selective cineangiocardiography. However, there are few reports concerning the phonomechanocardiographic (PMCG) patterns in this condition. In this paper we describe the PMCG findings in 12 patients with EMF which is now recognized with increasing frequency in the Northeast of Brazil.

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