endocardial fibroelastosis

Etiology: congenital disorder Pathology: 1) thickening of left ventricular wall endocardium due to increase in fibrous & elastic tissue 2) thickening & malformation of cardiac valves 3) subendocardial changes in the myocardium 4) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Clinical manifestations: 1) cyanosis 2) dyspnea 3) anorexia 4) irritability

General

fibroelastosis congenital heart disease; congenital cyanotic heart disease cardiomyopathy

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999