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Endomyocardial fibrosis mimicking a dilated cardiomyopathy in a child
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A 15 year old girl with a history of asthma had, at the age of 9 years, a diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM). On admission the patient was asymptomatic, with no medical treatment. Peripheral blood eosinophilia was absent. Resting ECG revealed a sinus rhythm with a left bundle branch block. Two …