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[Endomyocardial fibrosis. Presentation as a right ventricular tumor]
J Estornell1, I Echanove, R Payá
1Servicio de Cardiología.Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Valencia.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|June 20, 2001
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.