Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Also written as EMF.

| RCM | Sarcomeric mutations, familial amyloidosis | Endomyocardial fibrosis, cardiac tuberculosis, untreated sickle cell disease (iron overload) |

What our notes say

• | RCM | Sarcomeric mutations, familial amyloidosis | Endomyocardial fibrosis, cardiac tuberculosis, untreated sickle cell disease (iron overload) | (Cardiomyopathies)
• Infiltrative & Interstitial: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF)—endemic to warm, humid tropical belts—causes apical obliteration and severe restriction via subendocardial fibrous tissue deposition. (Cardiomyopathies)
• | Cardiogenic | Primary pump failure | Rheumatic heart disease, acute coronary syndromes, endomyocardial fibrosis, peripartum cardiomyopathy | (Shock and cardiovascular emergencies)
• Restrictive: normal chamber size, stiff walls, diastolic dysfunction — amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, endomyocardial fibrosis (Cardiovascular & Respiratory Pathology: Atherosclerosis, RHD & MI Review)
• Causes include amyloidosis (most common in the developed world), endomyocardial fibrosis (most common worldwide, particularly in tropical Africa), sarcoidosis, and hemochromatosis. (Heart Pathology: Comprehensive Short Notes)
• Endomyocardial fibrosis — most common worldwide (tropical Africa) (Comprehensive Heart Pathology Notes 🫀)

Study material on Endomyocardial Fibrosis

• Cardiomyopathies

Related topics

• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Eisenmenger Syndrome
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
• Pericardial Disease
• Constrictive Pericarditis
• Mitral Stenosis
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Aortic Dissection