Biomarkers and Echocardiographic Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Chronic Chagas Disease

Biomarkers and Echocardiographic Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Chronic Chagas Disease

Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied. Methods and Results There were 361 patients with chronic CD (57.6% men, 61±11 years of age, clinical forms: indeterminate...

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Main Authors: Veronica G. Mendes, Lorena Rimolo, Ana Carolina B. de Lima, Roberto R. Ferreira, Luciano S. Oliveira, Lindice M. Nisimura, Samuel I. M. Horita, Andréa R. Costa, Gilberto Marcelo S. da Silva, Luiz Henrique C. Sangenis, Fernanda S. N. S. Mendes, Andrea S. Sousa, Henrique H. Veloso, Marcelo T. Holanda, Mauro F. F. Mediano, Mariana C. Waghabi, Luciana R. Garzoni, Otacílio C. Moreira, Constança Britto, Ademir B. Cunha, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno, Roberto M. Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
2‐dimensional strain analysis
3‐dimensional echocardiography
Chagas disease
mortality
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.028810

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