Research & Literature

Endomyocardial fibrosis in Sub Saharan Africa: The geographical origin, socioeconomic status, and dietary habits of cases reported in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Chelo D, Nguefack F, Mbassi Awa HD, Kingue S

Annals of pediatric cardiology 2015; (8(3)):202-9 doi:10.4103/0974-2069.164693.

The safety and efficacy of prednisolone in preventing reaccumulation of ascites among endomyocardial fibrosis patients in Uganda: a randomized clinical trial.

Nabunnya YB, Kayima J, Longenecker CT, et al.

BMC research notes 2015; (8()):783 doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1761-0.

[Endomyocardial fibrosis in Cameroon: Echocardiographic and clinical description of a pediatric series in Yaoundé].

Chelo D, Nguefack F, Menanga AP, et al.

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie 2016; (23(2)):128-35.

Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Natural History, Challenges, and Perspectives.

Grimaldi A, Mocumbi AO, Freers J, et al.

Circulation 2016; (133(24)):2503-15 doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.021178.

Coexistence of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and endomyocardial fibrosis with calcification: diagnosis using multimodality imaging.

Muthukumar L, Jan MF, Whitnah J, Tajik AJ

ESC heart failure 2016; (3(4)):278-281 doi:10.1002/ehf2.12100.

Diagnosis and Management of Endomyocardial Fibrosis.

Beaton A, Mocumbi AO

Cardiology clinics 2017; (35(1)):87-98 doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.005.

Cardiac surgery in Africa: a thirty-five year experience on open heart surgery in Cote d'Ivoire.

Yangni-Angate KH, Meneas C, Diby F, et al.

Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 2016; (6(Suppl 1)):S44-S63 doi:10.21037/cdt.2016.10.06.

Endomyocardial fibrosis in Sudan: clinical and echocardiographic features.

Khalil SI, Khalil S, Tigani SE, Saad HA

Cardiovascular journal of Africa 2017; (28(4)):208-214 doi:10.5830/CVJA-2016-079.

Eosinophilic Myocarditis.

Cheung CC, Constantine M, Ahmadi A, et al.

The American journal of the medical sciences 2017; (354(5)):486-492 doi:10.1016/j.amjms.2017.04.002.

'Caterpillar right ventricle': unusual manifestation of a rare disease.

Kalliath S, Rajesh GN

Heart Asia 2017; (9(2)):e010957 doi:10.1136/heartasia-2017-010957.

Geographical variation in the clinical presentation of endomyocardial fibrosis in India?

Gupta PN, Kunju SM, Rajan B, et al.

Indian heart journal 2018; (70(1)):56-65 doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2016.12.015.

Eosinophilia to endomyocardial fibrosis: Documentation of a case.

Bhasin D, Gupta SK, Arava S, Kothari SS

Annals of pediatric cardiology 2018; (11(2)):207-210 doi:10.4103/apc.APC_143_17.

Tricuspid valve relocation with endomyocardial fibrosis removal for Löeffler's endocarditis.

Asai T, Miyashita F, Nota H, Vigers PN

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2019; (56(3)):622-624 doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy487.

Loeffler's endocarditis with isolated left ventricular involvement on cardiac MRI.

Kumar P, Chandrashekhara SH, Kumar S, Malhi AS

BMJ case reports 2019; (12(4)) doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-227642.

Exercise Rehabilitation Improves Cardiac Volumes and Functional Capacity in Patients With Endomyocardial Fibrosis: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

Sayegh ALC, Dos Santos MR, Rondon E, et al.

Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2019; (39(6)):373-380 doi:10.1097/HCR.0000000000000445.

Endomyocardial fibrosis: past, present, and future.

Duraes AR, de Souza Lima Bitar Y, Roever L, Neto MG

Heart failure reviews 2020; (25(5)):725-730 doi:10.1007/s10741-019-09848-4.

[Hypoxic hepatitis in a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis].

Durlach M, Echavarría G, Antonucci R, et al.

Medicina 2019; (79(4)):284-286.

Endomyocardial fibrosis presented by ventricular tachycardia: case report.

Abdelnabi M, Almaghraby A, Saleh Y, et al.

The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology 2019; (71(1)):24 doi:10.1186/s43044-019-0027-x.

Endomyocardial fibrosis of the right ventricle: A case report of successful surgery.

Negri F, Fabris E, Masè M, et al.

Journal of cardiac surgery 2020; (35(2)):460-463 doi:10.1111/jocs.14378.

A case report of a 40-year-old woman with endomyocardial fibrosis in a non-tropical area: from initial presentation to high urgent heart transplantation.

Wagner G, Haumer M, Poelzl G, et al.

BMC cardiovascular disorders 2019; (19(1)):302 doi:10.1186/s12872-019-1243-8.

Comprehensive Assessment of Endomyocardial Fibrosis with Cardiac MRI: Morphology, Function, and Tissue Characterization.

de Carvalho FP, Azevedo CF

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2020; (40(2)):336-353 doi:10.1148/rg.2020190148.

Where is the right ventricle? Accurate diagnosis with cardiovascular multimodality imaging.

Güner A, Topel Ç, Cansever AT, et al.

Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2020; (37(3)):456-461 doi:10.1111/echo.14606.

Endomyocardial fibrosis.

Iroegbu CD, Chen W, Wu X, et al.

Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 2020; (10(2)):208-222 doi:10.21037/cdt.2020.02.10.

Challenges in addressing the knowledge gap on endomyocardial fibrosis through community-based studies.

Mbanze J, Cumbane B, Jive R, Mocumbi A

Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 2020; (10(2)):279-288 doi:10.21037/cdt.2019.08.07.

Idiopathic endomyocardial fibrosis in a Western European: a case report.

Théry G, Faroux L, Deleuze P, Metz D

European heart journal. Case reports 2020; (4(3)):1-5 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa104.

Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilia.

Roblová L, Kuchynka P, Kuchař J, Paleček T

Vnitrni lekarstvi 2020; (66(3)):44-49.

Loeffler's endocarditis in a patient with a new diagnosed Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS): A case report.

Lin WC, Huang KC, Hsiung MC, Feng AN

Caspian journal of internal medicine 2021; (12(1)):107-110 doi:10.22088/cjim.12.1.107.

Endomyocardial fibrosis: a restrictive cardiomyopathy in developing countries.

Vásquez-Rodríguez JF, Medina-Mur RI, Giraldo LE, et al.

Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico 2021; (91(2)):196-201 doi:10.24875/ACM.20000150.

Structural and functional cardiac changes in endomyocardial fibrosis treated with endomyocardial resection: Disease progression captured by multimodality imaging.

Gibson GT, Majure DT, Hartman A, et al.

Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2021; (38(9)):1641-1646 doi:10.1111/echo.15153.

Endomyocardial Fibrosis Found Incidentally on Cardiac Imaging.

Rana Y, Tummala R, Kim B, Misra D

Cureus 2021; (13(8)):e17186 doi:10.7759/cureus.17186.

Intracardiac mass revealing a rare form of cardiomyopathy.

Marcu AS, Donoiu I, Gheonea IA, Militaru S

BMJ case reports 2022; (15(4)) doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-249037.

Endomyocardial fibrosis in a non-tropical patient who presented with chest pain mimicking ACS and left ventricular thrombus, case report.

Matarneh AS, Hailan YMA, Abdul Karim S, et al.

Clinical case reports 2022; (10(5)):e05021 doi:10.1002/ccr3.5021.

Endomyocardial fibrosis of the right ventricle in a patient with schistosomiasis: a case report.

Espinoza Romero C, Lima ICV, Hotta VT, et al.

European heart journal. Case reports 2022; (6(8)):ytac312 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytac312.

Surgical Management of The Endomyocardial Fibrosis of Right Ventricle Mimicking Tumor with Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism.

Bzikha R, Queron S

Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery 2022; (37(4)):584-586 doi:10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0601e.

Endomyocardiofibrosis in the Americas Collaborative Study: The EMF-SIAC Registry.

Scatularo CE, Posada Martínez EL, Alba AC, et al.

Current problems in cardiology 2023; (48(12)):101995 doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101995.

Left ventricle endomyocardial fibrosis: a case report.

Soares RR, Avelar MCM, Zanetti SL, et al.

Journal of medical case reports 2023; (17(1)):361 doi:10.1186/s13256-023-04056-z.

Application of Routine Echocardiography Combined with Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Endomyocardial Fibrosis.

Wu B, Yang Y, Zhao P

Discovery medicine 2023; (35(179)):1052-1063 doi:10.24976/Discov.Med.202335179.101.

Endomyocardial fibrosis with ischaemic stroke.

Mays H, Durand R, Sulaiman H, Murphy R

BMJ case reports 2023; (16(12)) doi:10.1136/bcr-2023-258718.

The sad tale of a youthful right ventricle struggling with endomyocardial fibrosis.

El-Mhadi S, Agoumy Z, El Hajjaj B, et al.

Oxford medical case reports 2024; (2024(2)):omad158 doi:10.1093/omcr/omad158.

Intramyocardial calcification in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy assessed using multimodality imaging: a case series.

Radano I, Mabritto B, Luceri S, et al.

ESC heart failure 2024; (11(4)):2415-2420 doi:10.1002/ehf2.14775.

Endomyocardial involvement in asymptomatic Latin American migrants with eosinophilia related to helminth infection: A pilot study.

Sempere A, Salvador F, Milà L, et al.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2024; (18(8)):e0012410 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012410.

Multimodality imaging analysis of the spectrum of endomyocardial fibrosis involvement in a clinical case series.

Moscoso J, Velarde-Acosta K, Viñas A, et al.

European heart journal. Case reports 2025; (9(2)):ytaf039 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf039.

Case report on heart transplantation in endomyocardial fibrosis: 'do not let your guard down'-suspicion of disease recurrence after heart transplantation.

Herrador L, Gayán-Ordás J, Llatjós R, et al.

European heart journal. Case reports 2025; (9(5)):ytaf149 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf149.

Parasitic infections and the development of endomyocardial fibrosis: systematic review of case reports and case series.

Aizeque A, Kihunyu AM, Odusola OD, et al.

Tropical medicine and health 2025; (53(1)):112 doi:10.1186/s41182-025-00793-7.

Heart Transplantation in Advanced Heart Failure Due to IgG4-Related Endomyocardial Fibrosis.

Burgos LM, Baro Vila RC, Vrancic JM, et al.

JACC. Case reports 2025; (30(28)):105209 doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105209.

Endomyocardial Fibrosis Associated With Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: Diagnostic and Management Insights From a Case Report.

Antoun I, Marrow B, Pathmanathan R, Bhandari SS

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2026; (107(2)):520-523 doi:10.1002/ccd.70377.

An Unusual Cause of Unstable Angina: Endomyocardial Fibrosis.

Tapia Martínez M, Velasco EB, Romano M, et al.

European journal of case reports in internal medicine 2025; (12(12)):005878 doi:10.12890/2025_005878.

Unmasking the Apex: Multimodality Imaging for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Apical Obliteration.

Dentamaro I, Dicorato MM, Basile P, et al.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 2026; (16(2)) doi:10.3390/diagnostics16020184.

Eosinophilic myocarditis: diagnostic pitfalls and therapeutic challenges. A Case Series.

Giordani AS, Menghi C, Baritussio A, et al.

Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 2026; (13()):1818565 doi:10.3389/fcvm.2026.1818565.

Loeffler Endocarditis: Multimodality Imaging of a Common Cardiac Phenotype in Distinct Hypereosinophilic Syndromes.

Salar T, Feitell S, Parikh V, Baibhav B

JACC. Case reports 2026; (31(31)):108674 doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108674.

Biventricular endomyocardial fibrosis with right ventricular hypertrabeculation and rapid progression to heart transplantation: imaging and pathologic correlation.

Faustino SAF, Rodrigues ACT, Oliveira EC, et al.

Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2026; (24()):eRC2390 doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2026RC2390.

Endomyocardial fibrosis in adults: multimodality imaging phenotype and independent predictors of mortality.

Hotta VT, Romero CE, Madrini V, et al.

International journal of cardiology 2026; 134929 doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134929.