Clinical Meaning of Ascites in Patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical meaning of ascites and the main features of patients with ascites and endomyocardial fibrosis. METHODS: We studied 166 patients with endomyocardial fibrosis (mean age 37 years, 114 women) treated over the last 20 years. Ventriculography findings, surgery or necrop...

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Main Authors: Barretto Antonio Carlos Pereira, Mady Charles, Oliveira Sergio Almeida, Arteaga Edmundo, Dal Bó Creusa, Ramires José Antonio Franchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000200008