Clinico-Pathological Evaluation of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (Endomyocardial Fibrosis and Idiopathic Restrictive Cardiomyopathy) in India

Abstract

The majority of our patients had biventricular EMF. A significant number of patients had clinical hemodynamic features of restrictive heart disease but no evidence of EMF on angiography. These IRCM patients had similar clinical profiles to EMF but on endomyocardial biopsy the endocardial thickening was minimal and seen in few patients (5/22).