Myocardial Injury in Patients With Acute and Subacute Chagas Disease in the Brazilian Amazon Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Myocardial Injury in Patients With Acute and Subacute Chagas Disease in the Brazilian Amazon Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Background Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease that is still considered a global health emergency. In the Amazon region, most of the reports are of acute cases that are associated with oral transmission. This study aimed to evaluate myocardial injury in patients with acute Chagas disease...

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Main Authors: Katia do Nascimento Couceiro, Jessica Vanina Ortiz, Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e Silva, Débora Raysa Teixeira de Sousa, Rubens Celso Andrade, Alba Regina Jorge Brandão, Rômulo Freire de Morais, Susan Smith Doria, Rafael Almeida Fonseca, Paula Rita Leite da Silva, Fabio Fernandes, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa Ferreira, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acute Chagas disease
Brazilian Amazon
myocardial injury
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021806

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