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<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-56332021000600530</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rccar.m21000094</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Fibrosis endomiocárdica: una revisión actualizada a propósito de unos casos en un programa de falla cardiaca]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Endomyocardial fibrosis: an updated review, about some cases in a heart failure program]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristhian F.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Agudelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Saldarriaga-Giraldo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Clara I.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana y Clínica cardioVID Departamento de Cardiología Intervencionista y Hemodinámica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana y Clínica cardioVID Clínica de Falla Cardiaca Departamento de Cardiología Clínica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica cardioVID Departamento de Enfermería y Clínica de Falla Cardiaca ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>530</fpage>
<lpage>538</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000600530&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000600530&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000600530&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción La fibrosis endomiocárdica es una enfermedad cardiovascular olvidada, principal causa de cardiomiopatía restrictiva. Se estima que en el mundo hay 10-12 millones de personas con la enfermedad. La mayoría se restringen a zonas de África, Asia y, en Latinoamérica, en Brasil y Colombia. La etiología y la fisiopatología son poco comprendidas. Para su diagnóstico se deben tener en cuenta los datos del paciente, el cuadro clínico y los hallazgos ecocardiográficos. Presentamos los casos confirmados en un centro de referencia cardiovascular.  Descripción de los casos: Se han documentado tres casos, de los cuales dos son mujeres. Todos debutaron con un cuadro insidioso de disnea con esfuerzo. Los hallazgos ecocardiográficos fueron disfunción diastólica con patrón restrictivo, insuficiencia moderada de válvulas auriculoventriculares e hipertensión pulmonar; en dos casos se encontraron imágenes anormales endocárdicas en el ventrículo izquierdo y se realizó biopsia endomiocárdica para confirmar el diagnóstico. Ninguno mejoró la clase funcional ni la frecuencia de hospitalizaciones.  Conclusiones La fibrosis endomiocárdica debe considerarse en todo paciente con falla cardiaca con un patrón restrictivo asociado y con poca respuesta al manejo farmacológico convencional. Los pacientes presentados tenían hallazgos típicos de la enfermedad, con la particularidad de ser de edades mayores.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction Endomyocardial fibrosis is one of the neglected cardiovascular disease, the main cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy. There are an estimated 10-12 million people with the disease worldwide. Most are restricted to areas of Africa, Asia and in Latin America in Brazil and Colombia. The etiology and pathophysiology are poorly understood. For its diagnosis, the patient&#8217;s data, the clinical picture and the echocardiographic findings must be taken into account. We present the confirmed cases in a cardiovascular referral center.  Description of the cases Three cases have been documented of which two are women. All debuted with insidious dyspnea on exertion. The echocardiographic findings were diastolic dysfunction with a restrictive pattern, moderate atrioventricular valve insufficiency, and pulmonary hypertension. In two cases, endocardial abnormal images were found in the left ventricle and an endomyocardial biopsy was performed to confirm the diagnosis. None improved functional class or frequency of hospitalizations.  Conclusions Endomyocardial fibrosis should be considered in a patient with heart failure with an associated restrictive pattern, and with little response to conventional pharmacological management. The patients presented had typical findings of the disease with the particularity of being older.]]></p></abstract>
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