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Detection of a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension by multimodality imaging: Left ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis
Author(s) -
Uygur Begum,
Turkvatan Cansever Aysel,
Demir Ali Riza,
Kahraman Serkan,
Guner Ahmet,
Sahin Ahmet Anil,
Topel Cagdas,
Celik Omer,
Yildiz Mustafa,
Erturk Mehmet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.23003
Subject(s) - medicine , endomyocardial fibrosis , pulmonary hypertension , ventricle , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , hypertensive heart disease , radiology , fibrosis
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by subendocardial fibrosis, is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions. EMF involving the left ventricle presents with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) and is a rare cause of PH in non‐tropical areas. Multimodality imaging is important for accurate diagnosis, especially cardiac magnetic resonance imaging which is the cornerstone. Herein, we report the case of a patient who presented with heart failure symptoms and severe PH, and in whom EMF was diagnosed by multimodality imaging.