Endomyocardial fibrosis causing stroke in a young man

An Indian man in his late 30s presented with ischaemic stroke and eosinophilia of 711/mm3. ECG showed first-degree heart block with ST depression and symmetrical T-wave inversions in the chest leads. Subsequently, the patient was further evaluated by echocardiography and cardiac MRI which identified...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2012-08, Vol.2012 (aug22 1), p.bcr2012006635-bcr2012006635
Main Authors: Rajani, Ali Raza, Hussain, Kosar, Baslaib, Fahad Omar, Mirza, Sumbul Javed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Brain Ischemia - etiology
Calcification
Cardiomyopathy
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electrocardiography
Endomyocardial Fibrosis - complications
Endomyocardial Fibrosis - diagnosis
Family medical history
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Humans
Indian sub-continent
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle East
Rare Disease
Stroke
Stroke - drug therapy
Stroke - etiology
Thromboembolism
Warfarin - therapeutic use
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Summary:An Indian man in his late 30s presented with ischaemic stroke and eosinophilia of 711/mm3. ECG showed first-degree heart block with ST depression and symmetrical T-wave inversions in the chest leads. Subsequently, the patient was further evaluated by echocardiography and cardiac MRI which identified the presence of endomyocardial fibrosis in the heart.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bdr-2012-006635