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A Case of an Advanced Stage of Endomyocardial Fibrosis Presented in Massachusetts
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  • Ji Hyun Yang,
  • Tae Kyung Yoo,
  • George Kinzfogl,
  • Saurbha S. Dani,
  • Eric Davidson
Ji Hyun Yang
MetroWest Medical Center Framingham Union Hospital

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Tae Kyung Yoo
MetroWest Medical Center Framingham Union Hospital
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George Kinzfogl
MetroWest Medical Center
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Saurbha S. Dani
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington Cattell Memorial Library
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Eric Davidson
MetroWest Medical Center
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Abstract

We presented a patient with an advanced stage of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) who immigrated from Brazil to Framingham, Massachusetts. EMF is an extremely rare etiology of heart failure in Europe and North America, although the prevalence is high in tropical countries, including Brazil. However, as presented in our case, the incidence of EMF would increase with sporadic cases from immigration to temperate countries. Our case would help raise awareness and familiarity in diagnosing EMF, a rare and perhaps one of the most underappreciated causes of heart failure.