endomyocardial fibrosis

endomyocardial fibrosis
idiopathic cardiomyopathy occurring endemically in various regions of Africa and rarely in other areas, characterized by cardiomegaly, marked thickening of the endocardium with dense, white fibrous tissue that frequently extends to involve the inner third or half of the myocardium, and congestive heart failure. Called also African endomyocardial f.

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