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Crohn's disease and nontropical endomyocardial fibrosis
Pierre Vladimir Ennezat1, Christian Noel, Isabelle Tillie-Leblond
1Department of Cardiology, Université Lille Nord de France, UDSL, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France. ennezat @ yahoo.com
Abstract:
The pathogenesis of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is poorly understood. EMF may result from autoimmune scarring of the endocardium. Clinically, EMF presents as a restrictive cardiomyopathy. EMF is commonly reported in tropical countries. In Western countries, EMF is associated with hypereosinophilia and reported as Loeffler endocarditis. We report a Caucasian patient with Crohn's disease and EMF, and discuss a possible linkage between the two conditions.
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