Endomyocardial fibrosis causing stroke in a young man

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Aug 24:2012:bcr2012006635. doi: 10.1136/bdr-2012-006635.

Abstract

An Indian man in his late 30s presented with ischaemic stroke and eosinophilia of 711/mm(3). ECG showed first-degree heart block with ST depression and symmetrical T-wave inversions in the chest leads. Subsequently, the patient was further evaluated by echocardiography and cardiac MRI which identified the presence of endomyocardial fibrosis in the heart.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Electrocardiography
  • Endomyocardial Fibrosis / complications*
  • Endomyocardial Fibrosis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Stroke / drug therapy
  • Stroke / etiology*
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin