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Descriptor English: Endomyocardial Fibrosis
Descriptor Spanish: Fibrosis Endomiocárdica
Descriptor fibrosis endomiocárdica
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por engrosamiento del ENDOCARDIO ventricular y subendocardio (MIOCARDIO), observada principalmente en niños y adultos jóvenes en CLIMA TROPICAL. El tejido fibroso se extiende desde la punta hasta las VÁLVULAS CARDIACAS, a las que afecta frecuentemente, causando flujo de sangre restrictivo a los respectivos ventrículos (MIOCARDIOPATÍA RESTRICTIVA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Fibrose Endomiocárdica
Descriptor French: Fibrose endomyocardique
Entry term(s): Endomyocardial Fibroses
Fibroses, Endomyocardial
Fibrosis, Endomyocardial
Tree number(s): C14.280.238.406
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004719
Scope note: A condition characterized by the thickening of the ventricular ENDOCARDIUM and subendocardium (MYOCARDIUM), seen mostly in children and young adults in the TROPICAL CLIMATE. The fibrous tissue extends from the apex toward and often involves the HEART VALVES causing restrictive blood flow into the respective ventricles (CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
DeCS ID: 4799
Unique ID: D004719
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Endomyocardial Fibrosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0007420
Scope note A condition characterized by the thickening of the ventricular ENDOCARDIUM and subendocardium (MYOCARDIUM), seen mostly in children and young adults in the TROPICAL CLIMATE. The fibrous tissue extends from the apex toward and often involves the HEART VALVES causing restrictive blood flow into the respective ventricles (CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE).
Preferred term Endomyocardial Fibrosis
Entry term(s) Endomyocardial Fibroses
Fibroses, Endomyocardial
Fibrosis, Endomyocardial



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