Endomyocardial fibrosis in Zimbabwe - How rare is it? A report of two cases

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 262-265

  Hakim, J C ^a   Matenga, J A ^a   Ternouth, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030458314     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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