Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in endomyocardial fibrosis

  • Petronella Samuals Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
  • Stephen Jermy Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town Division of Biomedical Engineering Department of Human Biology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
  • Sulaiman Moosa Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
  • Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24170/17-2-4150

Abstract

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is an idiopathic disorder of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, considered endemic in tropical and subtropical Africa and is characterised by development of restrictive cardiomyopathy. Although accurate epidemiological data are lacking, EMF is estimated to be the most common form of restrictive cardiomyopathy globally. We report on a young patient presenting with a stroke diagnosed with EMF and review the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in evaluation of EMF.
Published
2020-06-26
Issue
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2020)
Section
Image in Cardiology

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