A Population Study of Endomyocardial Fibrosis in a Rural Area of Mozambique
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 2 July 2008
Ana Olga Mocumbi, Maria Beatriz Cardoso Ferreira, Daniel Sidi, Magdi H. Yacoub
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By using transthoracic echocardiography, this work was able to detect early, asymptomatic stages of the disease and may aid in the study of the pathogenesis of the Disease and in the development of new management strategies.
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Endomyocardial fibrosis is common in a rural area of Mozambique. By using echocardiography, we were able to detect early, asymptomatic stages of the disease. These findings may aid in the study of the pathogenesis of the disease and in the development of new management strategies.
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