Increased plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in asymptomatic/"indeterminate" and Chagas disease cardiomyopathy patients

Increased plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in asymptomatic/"indeterminate" and Chagas disease cardiomyopathy patients

We compared plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels among asymptomatic/"indeterminate" Chagas disease patients (ASY) and patients across the clinical spectrum of chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC). Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients and normal controls...

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Main Authors: Renata Cristina Ferreira, Barbara M Ianni, Lucia CJ Abel, Paula Buck, Charles Mady, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Chagas disease cardiomyopathy
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Trypanosoma cruzi
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