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Stroke in Chagas disease: from pathophysiology to clinical practice [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022 Despite substantial progress toward its control, Chagas disease continues to be a major public health problem in Latin America and has become a global health concern.
Thaís Aparecida Reis Lage +6 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006 Abstract Chagas disease is the clinical condition triggered by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The infection is transmitted by triatomine insects while blood feeding on a human host. Field studies predict that one third of an estimated 18 million T cruzi-infected humans in Latin America will die of Chagas disease.
A R L, Teixeira +4 more
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Molecular epidemiologic source tracking of orally transmitted Chagas disease, Venezuela. [PDF]
, 2013 Oral outbreaks of Chagas disease are increasingly reported in Latin America. The transitory presence of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites within contaminated foods, and the rapid consumption of those foods, precludes precise identification of outbreak origin ...
Hernán J. Carrasco +27 more
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Prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin-American migrants living in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the burden of Chagas disease in non-endemic countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from Latin American (LA) countries that likely differ from the prevalence in migrants living in Europe. The aim
Muñoz Jose +42 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021 Background Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America and, over the last few decades, due to population movements, the disease has spread to other continents. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical in terms of improving outcomes for those living with
María Romay-Barja +4 more
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A protocol update for the Selenium Treatment and Chagasic Cardiomyopathy (STCC) trial
Trials, 2018 Several studies evaluating clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease show that about one-third of patients present cardiac involvement. Heart failure, sudden death and cardioembolic stroke are the main mechanisms of death in Chagas heart disease.
Marcelo Teixeira Holanda +24 more
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2017 Background Early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia (EO-VAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in comatose patients. However, VAP prevention bundles focus mainly on late-onset VAP and may be less effective in preventing EO-VAP in ...
Cássia Righy +4 more
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Current knowledge of Chagas-related heart disease among pediatric cardiologists in the United States
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 Background Chagas disease is a pathogenic parasitic infection with approximately 8 million cases worldwide and greater than 300,000 cases in the United States (U.S.).
Sanchi Malhotra +4 more
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Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018 Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo +1 more
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Chagas disease (CD) persists as one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with a particularly large impact in the Americas. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed goals for CD elimination as a public health problem to be reached by ...
Collaborating Group on Chagas Disease Modelling
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