Detection of a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension by multimodality imaging: Left ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by subendocardial fibrosis, is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions. EMF involving the left ventricle presents with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) and is a rare cause of PH in non‐tropical areas. Multimodality...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2021-06, Vol.49 (5), p.520-524
Hauptverfasser: Uygur, Begum, Turkvatan Cansever, Aysel, Demir, Ali Riza, Kahraman, Serkan, Guner, Ahmet, Sahin, Ahmet Anil, Topel, Cagdas, Celik, Omer, Yildiz, Mustafa, Erturk, Mehmet
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Zusammenfassung:Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by subendocardial fibrosis, is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions. EMF involving the left ventricle presents with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) and is a rare cause of PH in non‐tropical areas. Multimodality imaging is important for accurate diagnosis, especially cardiac magnetic resonance imaging which is the cornerstone. Herein, we report the case of a patient who presented with heart failure symptoms and severe PH, and in whom EMF was diagnosed by multimodality imaging.
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.23003