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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1004-1006. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.048
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Endomyocardial Fibrosis in an Adult Mimicking Left Ventricular Mass

Karthik R. Vaidyanathan, MS*, Rajesh Venkatraman, MCh, Madhu N. Sankar, DNB, PhD, Kotturathu M. Cherian, FRACS

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Frontier Lifeline and Dr K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation, International Center for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases, Chennai, India

Accepted for publication February 18, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Vaidyanathan, Department of Cardiac Surgery, International Centre for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases, R-30-C Ambattur Industrial Estate Rd, Mogappair, Chennai, 600 101, India (Email: rkvdoc{at}rediffmail.com).

Endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare condition that occurs primarily in tropical countries. It can often mimick a variety of other common cardiac conditions such as apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Ebstein anomaly. We report a case of a left ventricular mass that at histologic examination was found to be endomyocardial fibrosis.






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