Amiodarone for arrhythmia in patients with Chagas disease: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, with high prevalence and burden in Latin America. Ventricular arrhythmias are common in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy, and amiodarone has been widely used for this purpose. The aim of our study was to asses...
Main Authors: | Cinara Stein, Celina Borges Migliavaca, Verônica Colpani, Priscila Raupp da Rosa, Daniel Sganzerla, Natalia Elis Giordani, Sandro Renê Pinto de Sousa Miguel, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Maicon Falavigna |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6130878?pdf=render |
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