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Table 2 Frequency of endocardial myoelastofibrosis in different conditions

From: Ultrasound Imaging Versus Morphopathology in Cardiovascular Diseases: The Heart Failure

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Endocardial myofibroelastosis

 

Cases

Absent

Nodular myohyperplasia

Myofibro elastosis

LV

RV

IV

Congestive heart failure*

144

3

15

126

129

29

125

Sudden/unexpected coronary death

25

13

2

10

6

6

9

Sudden/unexpected death silent Chagas

34

15

1

18

17

6

10

Transplanted hearts

46

29

6

11

11

5

6

Intracranial brain hemorrhage

27

10

3

14

13

4

9

AIDS

38

16

7

15

11

5

11

Cocaine abusers**

26

19

5

2

2

-

-

Carbon monoxide intoxication**

26

26

-

-

-

-

-

Head trauma**

45

45

-

-

-

-

-

Electrocution**

21

21

-

-

-

-

-

  1. * Hearts excised at transplantation ** Only anterior left ventricle available for study; LV, left ventricle; RV right ventricle; IV, interventricular septum
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