endocardial fibroelastosis
- endocardial fibroelastosis
endocardial fibroelastosis n a condition usu. associated with congestive heart failure and enlargement of the heart that is characterized by conversion of the endocardium to fibroelastic tissue
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diffuse patchy thickening of the mural endocardium, particularly in the left ventricle, due to proliferation of collagenous and elastic tissue. It usually occurs in infants without other cardiac defects, but may occur in adolescents and adults, usually in association with congenital cardiac malformations. Thickening and incompetence of mitral and aortic valves is often associated. It is usually classified as dilated if the left ventricle is enlarged and hypertrophied or contracted if the left ventricle is of normal or reduced size.
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