| CURRICULUM IN CARDIOLOGY - IMAGES |
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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 102-104 |
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Endomyocardial fibrosis regression
Karishma Landge1, Vineeta Ojha2, Kartik P Ganga2, Prateek Kaushik3, Pooja Sharma4, Priya Jagia2, Sudheer Arava4, Patel Chetan3, Gurpreet Gulati2, Ruma Ray4, Sandeep Seth1
1 Department of Cardiology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Cardiac Radiology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
4 Department of Pathology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Karishma Landge
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_7_19
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Endomyocardial fibrosis usually is an end-stage cardiomyopathy. We present a case which was picked up early in a stage with active thrombosis and inflammation using magnetic resonance imaging and DOTANOC scans and treated leading to regression of inflammation and thrombus. We advocate aggressive investigation of all cardiomyopathies to look for treatable causes.
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