Somsen G A, Düren D R
Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd. Cardiologie, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1995 Aug 26;139(34):1746-8.
Endomyocardial fibrosis was diagnosed in a 30-year-old Ghanese woman suffering from heart failure and intracardial thrombi. Endomyocardial fibrosis is an endemic disease in tropical countries with a high mortality rate. Since the aetiology of this disease is still unknown, patients can only be treated symptomatically. Endocardial and myocardial damage give rise to reactive fibrosis, subendocardial infarction and thrombus formation, resulting in heart failure and thromboembolic processes.
一名30岁患有心力衰竭和心内血栓的加纳女性被诊断为心内膜心肌纤维化。心内膜心肌纤维化是热带国家的一种地方病，死亡率很高。由于这种疾病的病因仍然不明，患者只能接受对症治疗。心内膜和心肌损伤会导致反应性纤维化、心内膜下梗死和血栓形成，从而导致心力衰竭和血栓栓塞过程。
