These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Fetal endocardial fibroelastosis: ultrasonographic findings in two cases.
    Author: Tannouri F, Rypens F, Peny MO, Noël JC, Donner C, Struyven J, Avni F.
    Journal: J Ultrasound Med; 1998 Jan; 17(1):63-6. PubMed ID: 9440110.
    Abstract:
    EFE is a rare cardiac disorder with poor prognosis and uncertain cause. Primary and secondary forms have been described. Most authors consider that all EFE is secondary--a reactive process set off in the endocardium by stress on the myocardium. We report two cases representing the primary dilated form and the secondary contracted form. The dilated form was associated with intracavitary thrombus of the left ventricle. In both cases, an unusual presence of subendocardial calcifications was noted. The ultrasonographic findings are discussed.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]