Chagas cardiomyopathy: an update of current clinical knowledge and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MCP Nunes, A Beaton, H Acquatella, C Bern… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an
important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally …

Myocarditis

S Sagar, PP Liu, LT Cooper - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Myocarditis is an underdiagnosed cause of acute heart failure, sudden death, and chronic
dilated cardiomyopathy. In developed countries, viral infections commonly cause …

SBC guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiomyopathy of chagas disease–2023

JA Marin-Neto, A Rassi Jr, GMM Oliveira… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
SciELO - Brazil - Diretriz da SBC sobre Diagnóstico e Tratamento de Pacientes com
Cardiomiopatia da Doença de Chagas – 2023 Diretriz da SBC sobre Diagnóstico e Tratamento …

Diretriz da SBC sobre Diagnóstico e Tratamento de Pacientes com Cardiomiopatia da Doença de Chagas–2023

JA Marin-Neto, A Rassi Jr, GMM Oliveira… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
A DC (tripanossomíase americana) é entidade mórbida transmissível, potencialmente fatal,
causada pelo protozoário parasita T. cruzi e que integra o grupo de doenças tropicais …

[HTML][HTML] Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease

BOF Brito, ALP Ribeiro - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography
has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the …

Chronic Chagas' heart disease: a disease on its way to becoming a worldwide health problem: epidemiology, etiopathology, treatment, pathogenesis and laboratory …

SG Munoz-Saravia, A Haberland, G Wallukat… - Heart failure …, 2012 - Springer
Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection, is ranked as the most serious
parasitic disease in Latin America. Nearly 30% of infected patients develop life-threatening …

Immunothrombotic dysregulation in chagas disease and COVID-19: a comparative study of anticoagulation

L Pérez-Campos Mayoral… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2021 - Springer
Chagas and COVID-19 are diseases caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and SARS-CoV-2,
respectively. These diseases present very different etiological agents despite showing …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for progression to chronic chagas cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MK Cutshaw, M Sciaudone… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Approximately one-third of people with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection develop
Chagas cardiomyopathy, which carries a poor prognosis. Accurate prediction of which …

Association between typical electrocardiographic abnormalities and NT-proBNP elevation in a large cohort of patients with Chagas disease from endemic area

BO de Figueiredo Brito, MM Pinto-Filho… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most harmful complication of Chagas disease. The
electrocardiogram is a well-studied exam and has been considered an important tool for …

Invasive and noninvasive correlations of B‐type natriuretic peptide in patients with heart failure due to Chagas cardiomyopathy

F Vilas‐Boas, GS Feitosa, MBP Soares… - Congestive Heart …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure due to Chagas cardiomyopathy (HFCC) differs from failure with other etiologies
because of the occurrence of intense inflammatory infiltrate and right ventricle compromise …