Association between Microvolt T-Wave Alternans and Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in Chagas Disease

Association between Microvolt T-Wave Alternans and Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in Chagas Disease

Abstract Background: Sudden cardiac death is the most frequent death mechanism in Chagas disease, responsible for 55% to 65% of the deaths of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC). The most often involved electrophysiological mechanisms are ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibril...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Carolina Silva Almeida, André Assis Lopes do Carmo, Marco Paulo Tomaz Barbosa, José Luiz Padilha da Silva, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2018-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Chagas Disease
Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmias, Cardiac/complications
Defibrillators,Implantable
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
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