Endomyocardial Fibrosis: An Unusual Presentation
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Dear Dr Baker, Having read the interesting report by Cilliers et al about a patient with early presentation of endomyocardial fibrosis at the age of 22 months, we would like to make some comments in comparison with one case we reported some years ago. Certainly, Cilliers’ case is one of the youngest already reported in the literature. They state that the youngest patient reported was an 18-mont...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2347-520X
DOI: 10.9734/ca/2017/34890