Longitudinal Speckle Tracking Strain Abnormalities in Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCM) is ranked among heart failure etiologies with the highest mortality rates. CCM is characterized by alterations in left ventricular function with a typical and unique pattern of myocardial involvement. Left ventricle longitudinal speckle tracking strain...

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Main Authors: Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa, Lyda Z. Rojas, Juliana Alexandra Hernández-Vargas, Jorge Largo, Taulant Muka, Luis E. Echeverría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/769