Trigo Joana, Camacho Ana, Gago Paula, Candeias Rui, Santos Walter, Marques Nuno, Matos Pedro, Brandão Victor, Gomes Veloso
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Distrial de Faro, Faro, Portugal.
Rev Port Cardiol. 2010 Mar;29(3):445-9.
Endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare disease, endemic in tropical countries. It is characterized by fibrosis of the endocardium that can extend to myocardium. Important calcification of the endocardium is rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of endomyocardial fibrosis in a european caucasian patient, associated with massive calcification of left ventricle.
心内膜心肌纤维化是一种罕见疾病，在热带国家呈地方性流行。其特征是心内膜纤维化可延伸至心肌。心内膜重要钙化罕见，文献中仅报道过少数病例。我们报告1例欧洲白种人患者的心内膜心肌纤维化，伴有左心室大量钙化。
