Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Retrospective analysis of MR imaging characteristics and demographic characteristics of Tropical Endomyocardial fibrosis in a tertiary care centre in South India

Background Cardiac MR is helpful in the diagnosis and prognosis of endomyocardial fibrosis[EMF]. Among the two types of endomyocardial fibrosis, tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is geographically restricted to tropical parts of Africa, Latin America and in the southern districts of India, especially along the coastal region of Kerala. Various toxic and environmental factors were postulated as t...

Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Still a Mystery after 60 Years

The pathologist Jack N. P. Davies identified endomyocardial fibrosis in Uganda in 1947. Since that time, reports of this restrictive cardiomyopathy have come from other parts of tropical Africa, South Asia, and South America. In Kampala, the disease accounts for 20% of heart disease patients referred for echocardiography. We conducted a systematic review of research on the epidemiology and etio...

Cerium and Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Tropical Terrain

An unusual manifestation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

Non tropical, non hypereosinophilic endo myocardial fibrosis has been reported in literature and is a rare entity.  Cardiac Sarcoidosis manifesting as non-tropical, non hypereosinophilic endomyocardial fibrosis is unknown, though it classically affects the left ventricle and is not associated with specific risk factors. We describe an atypical presentation of sarcoidosis as non-tropical non hyp...

Echocardiography and Abdominal Aorta

1. García Fernández FJ, Berjón J, Ruíz V, Alcasena MS, Imizcoz MA, Lezáun R. Fibrosis endomiocárdica tropical o enfermedad de Davies. A propósito de un caso. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2001;54:2358. 2. Smedema JP, Winckels SK, Snoep G, Vainer J, Bekkers SC, Crijns HJ. Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis (Davies’ disease): case report demonstrating the role of magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiovasc Ima...

Forme fruste of isolated right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis: a case report

INTRODUCTION Endomyocardial fibrosis is a neglected tropical disease of unknown etiology and poor prognosis. It is endemic of tropical climates where it is the most common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in the second and fourth decades of life. A forme fruste of the disease is thought to be present in temperate climates where the diagnosis remains exceedingly rare. CASE PRESENTATION We d...