Multimodality imaging analysis of the spectrum of endomyocardial fibrosis involvement in a clinical case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare restrictive heart disease of the tropics. Its aetiology is cryptogenic; however, some hypotheses have been described. The clinical course is characterized by the presence of three phases (acute, subacute, and chronic). Most of the typical features of the disease are identified in the chronic phase. Multimodality imaging allows a presumptive diagnosis and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, through its tissue characterization, allows confirmation of the diagnosis.

Case summary

We present three clinical cases of patients with EMF, at different stages of the disease, which constituted a diagnostic challenge. However, it is due to multimodality imaging that a timely and accurate diagnosis is achieved.

Discussion

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SUBMITTER: Moscoso J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833696 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature