Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Management

Abstract

and the duration of illness from the time of presentation to death was less than one year in 43.5% of patients, three years in 39.1% of patients, and three to twelve years in 17.4% of patients. Conclusion: EMF is a mysterious disease whose etiology is still unraveling. The af fl icted individuals are mostly young females and children who succumb to high rates of morbidity, and mortality from heart failure. Medical and surgical treatment are both practiced with results varying from temporary relief of symptoms to surgery with high mortality rates.