Mitral valve disease with rheumatic appearance in the presence of left ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis
This is a report of a nine-year-old boy with both mitral stenosis and regurgitation and extensive endomyocardial fibrosis of the left ventricle. Focus is given to the singularity of the fibrotic process, with an emphasis on the etiopathogenic aspects.
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
1999-03-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000300006 |
| Summary: | This is a report of a nine-year-old boy with both mitral stenosis and regurgitation and extensive endomyocardial fibrosis of the left ventricle. Focus is given to the singularity of the fibrotic process, with an emphasis on the etiopathogenic aspects. |
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| ISSN: | 0066-782X 1678-4170 |