Induction of chagasic-like arrhythmias in the isolated beating hearts of healthy rats perfused with Trypanosoma cruzi-conditioned medium

Chagas' myocardiopathy, caused by the intracellular protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is characterized by microvascular alterations, heart failure and arrhythmias. Ischemia and arrythmogenesis have been attributed to proteins shed by the parasite, although this has not been fully dem...

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Main Authors: H. Rodriguez-Angulo, J. Toro-Mendoza, J. Marques, R. Bonfante-Cabarcas, A. Mijares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000100058&lng=en&tlng=en