Epidemiology aspects of endomyocardial fibrosis
Open Access
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 59 (689), 142-144
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.59.689.142
Abstract
Summary: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a specific clinicopathological entity. It occurs sporadically throughout the world but is endemic in parts of Africa, India and South America. In sporadic cases, blood eosinophilia is a common feature; this is a variable finding in endemic cases. The curious geographical distribution of EMF in the tropics remains unexplained.Keywords
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