Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Neonate—A Case Report
| Autor: | Ramachandran Muthiah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Endomyocardial fibrosis Endocardial fibrosis General Medicine Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Both ventricles 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Ventricle Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Etiology Ventricular inflow tract cardiovascular diseases 030212 general & internal medicine business Endocardium |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. :170-175 |
| ISSN: | 2325-7083 2325-7075 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/crcm.2016.55032 |
| Popis: | Endomyocardial fibrosis is characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue in the endocardium. Although the disease may affect both ventricles, isolated or not, the right ventricle is more frequently involved. Endocardial fibrosis may be present in the entire ventricular cavity, being usually more marked in the apical region and right ventricular inflow tract. Its etiology, however, still remains unknown. Background—Reports on endomyocardial fibrosis in pediatric patients are not common. It is more frequent from the fourth year of age on, with few reports in the first 2 years of life. This case aimed at reporting right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis in 7 days old male neonate, in addition to discussing the etiopathogenesis and future perspective of the disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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