Influence of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Gene Polymorphism in Progression of Chagas Heart Disease

Influence of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Gene Polymorphism in Progression of Chagas Heart Disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. One-third of infected patients will develop the cardiac form, which may progress to heart failure (HF). However, the factors that determine disease progression remain unclear. Increased angi...

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Main Authors: Silvia Marinho Martins Alves, Lúcia Elena Alvarado-Arnês, Maria da Glória Aureliano de Melo Cavalcanti, Cristina de Fátima Velloso Carrazzone, Antônio Guilherme Fonseca Pacheco, Camila Sarteschi, Milton Ozorio Moraes, Wilson Alves de Oliveira Junior, Carolina de Araújo Medeiros, Fernanda Gallinaro Pessoa, Charles Mady, Joseli Lannes-Vieira, Felix José Alvarez Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas disease
ACE I/D polymorphism
Cardiomyopathy
Heart failure
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