Patel A K, Ziegler J L, D'Arbela P G, Somers K
Br Med J. 1971 Nov 6;4(5783):331-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5783.331.
This report describes nine cases of endomyocardial fibrosis occurring in four families. All patients came from Rwanda or South-western Uganda, and five had tropical splenomegaly syndrome as well. It seems likely that genetic as well as environmental factors are operative in the aetiology of endomyocardial fibrosis.