[Endomyocardial fibrosis. Presentation as a right ventricular tumor]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2001 May;54(5):655-7. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76371-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Endomyocardial fibrosis is an uncommon disease in Spain, with the most frequent clinical feature being congestive heart failure syndrome. Complete atrioventricular block is exceptional. Two-dimensional echocardiography is a fundamental investigation achieving the diagnosis. Surgical treatment is recommended in symptomatic patients. We present a patient with heart failure secondary to endomyocardial fibrosis with complete atrioventricular block and an infrequent echocardiographic image of a polycystic mass in the free right ventricular wall.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Fibrosis / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged