Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis in india: A vanishing disease!

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 729-738

  Vijayaraghavan, G ^a   Sivasankaran, S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Endocardial calcification; Eosinophils; Geographic pathology; Malnutrition; Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; MAGNESIUM; METHYSERGIDE; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN D;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FOOD POISONING; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84872075052     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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