Clue to big hearts buried under sand

  • 08/01/1998

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

It is a problem of "large-heartedness" that leads to premature death - a mysterious disase that has been stalking children in Kerala. Now scientists believe the clue to the disease lies in the sprawling monozite-rich sands of Kerala. Cardiologists have cracked the mystery behind Endomiocardial Fibrosis(ECF), a disease in which the heart expands to occupy the entire chest cavity.