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Distomatosis and cardiac disease. Apropos of 2 new cases. Trials of classification and pathogenetic hypotheses .

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Abstract
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The authors report two new cases of cardiac disease associated with distomatosis: one case of biventricular fibroblastic parietal endocarditis affecting mainly the left side in a young female of 26 years, and one case of cardiomyopathy with atrial endocardial fibrosis, affecting especially the left ventricle in a man of 47. Bearing in mind the five cases reported in the literature, the authors propose a classification of cardiac disorders supposed to be due to distomatosis using three groups (endocardial fibrosis, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis) and relate them to a common pathogenesis based on immuno-allergic theory.

Year of Publication
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1978
Journal
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Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
Volume
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71
Issue
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11
Number of Pages
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1299-1306
ISSN Number
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0003-9683
Short Title
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Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss
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