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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022

An unusual tropical endomyocardial fibrosis: a case report.

Hamid Jallal, Soufiane Belabbes, Ali Khatouri

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Elevated phosphate levels in CKD - a direct threat for the heart.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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  2. Left ventricle endomyocardial fibrosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hamid JallalDepartment of Cardiology, Military Hospital of Instruction Omar Bongo Ondimba, Libreville, Gabon.
Soufiane BelabbesDepartment of Cardiology, Military Hospital of Instruction Omar Bongo Ondimba, Libreville, Gabon.
Ali KhatouriDepartment of Cardiology, Military Hospital Avicenne, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco.
Omar Bongo University · GACadi Ayyad University · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis (TEF) is a rare condition that occurs primarily in tropical countries, leading to a severe heart failure with heart restrictive filling patterns. Eosinophilia appears to be a trigger leading to the development of the disease; thus, numerous etiologic factors accompanied by eosinophilia have been postulated, although none have been confirmed. The massively calcified form of TEF is exceptional and easily diagnosed by multimodal imaging; but it is a very rare condition with high surgical challenge. the best prevention remains the testing and treatment of parasitic infections frequently encountered in these countries.

Indexed as

Endomyocardial FibrosisEosinophiliaHeart FailureHeartHumansMultimodal Imagingcardiac calcificationcase reporteosinophiliaTropical endomyocardial fibrosis

Identifiers

PMID35145600
PMCPMC8797045
OpenAlexW4205382063

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