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A geochemical basis for endomyocardial fibrosis
M S Valiathan1, C C Kartha, J T Eapen
1ICMR Centre for Research in Cardiomyopathy, Trivandrum, India.
Cardiovascular Research
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
Analysis of hearts of patients dying from endomyocardial fibrosis showed a significantly greater concentration of cerium, a lanthanide present in leafy vegetables and root tubers, than in control hearts. This may be important in the pathogenesis of the disease and provides a geographical basis for the prevalence of the disease in the tropics.