endomyocardial fibrosis

Etiology

• unknown
• may be associated with
  • nutritional deficiency
  • eosinophilia
  • genetics

Epidemiology

• occurs mainly in west & central Africa

Pathology

• endocardial fibrosis of the apices of the cardiac ventricles

Management

• warfarin for documented cardiac thrombus
• endomyocardectomy (palliative)

More general terms

• myocardial fibrosis