# Restrictive Cardiomyopathy or Endomyocardial Fibrosis

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- Content type: Blog
- Canonical URL: https://123sonography.com/blog/echo-demos/restrictive-cardiomyopathy-or-endomyocardial-fibrosis
- Published: April 27, 2010
- Last updated: March 20, 2024

## Overview
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare disease entity that most echocardiographers will never encounter in their clinical practice, unless you live in Africa.

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- Category: Echo Demos

## Content
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Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare disease entity that most echocardiographers will never encounter in their clinical practice - unless you live in Africa. In this patient demo, Thomas Binder will explain some of the typical features of EMF. No, the mass in the apex is NOT a thrombus.

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