Endomyocardial Fibrosis [endomyokardiální fibróza]

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Definition

A condition characterized by the thickening of the ventricular ENDOCARDIUM and subendocardium (MYOCARDIUM), seen mostly in children and young adults in the TROPICAL CLIMATE. The fibrous tissue extends from the apex toward and often involves the HEART VALVES causing restrictive blood flow into the respective ventricles (CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE).

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CUI
M0007420
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C Diseases
C01 Infections 2 026
C04 Neoplasms 12 762
C11 Eye Diseases 1 485
C14.280 Heart Diseases 2 860
C14.280.238 Cardiomyopathies 1 055
C14.280.238.057 Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic 16
C14.280.238.070 Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 340
C14.280.238.100 Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 503
C14.280.238.190 Chagas Cardiomyopathy 5
C14.280.238.235 Diabetic Cardiomyopathies 68
C14.280.238.281 Endocardial Fibroelastosis 20
C14.280.238.406 Endomyocardial Fibrosis 31
C14.280.238.510 Kearns-Sayre Syndrome 11
C14.280.238.625 Myocarditis 377
C14.280.238.812 Sarcoglycanopathies 2
C14.280.238.906 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 76