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ORPHA:2022Disease
Also called Endomyocardial fibroelastosis
What it is
A rare cardiac disease characterized by thickening of the endocardium due to deposition of collagen and elastic fibers and leading to dilated cardiomyopathy-like phenotypes more often than to restrictive forms. It predominantly occurs in infants and children and may be observed as an isolated disorder or in association with congenital heart conditions.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Unknown
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
11These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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