WHF Recommendations for the Use of Echocardiography in Chagas Disease

WHF Recommendations for the Use of Echocardiography in Chagas Disease

Chagas disease (ChD) represents a significant health burden in endemic regions of Latin America and is increasingly being recognized as a global health issue. The cardiac involvement in ChD, known as Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), is the most severe manifestation and a leading cause of heart failure...

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Main Authors:	Kate Ralston, Ezequiel Zaidel, Harry Acquatella, Marcia Melo Barbosa, Jagat Narula, Yu Nakagama, Gustavo Restrepo Molina, Karen Sliwa, Jose Luis Zamorano, Fausto J. Pinto, Daniel Jose Piñeiro, Mariana Corneli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2023-06-01
Series:	Global Heart
Subjects:	chagas disease echocardiography cardiomyopathy aneurysm heart failure
Online Access:	https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1207

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