Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Scoping Review

ABSTRACT The increase in inflammatory markers associated with persistent chronic fibrosing myocarditis, a characteristic of chronic Chagas disease, can result in a reduction in inspiratory muscle strength (IMS) in Chagas cardiomyopathy (CC). However, literature in this field is still scarce. This re...

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Main Authors: Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Clara Pinto Diniz, Daniel Pereira Redes de Rezende, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Audrey Borghi-Silva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Dângelo José de Andrade Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822023000100205&tlng=en