Familial Cases of Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Uganda
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1971Author
Patel, Ashvin K.
Ziegler, John L.
D'Arbela, Paul G.
Somers, Krishna
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This report describes nine cases of endomyocardial fibrosis occurring in four families. All patients came from Rwanda or South-western Uganda, and five had tropical splenomegaly syndrome as well. It seems likely that genetic as well as environmental factors are operative in the aetiology of endomyocardial fibrosis.