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Chagas cardiomyopathy and ischemic stroke
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2006American trypanosomiasis, known as Chagas disease is a major cause of cardiomyopathy in South America. Irreversible damage to the heart can appear 10-20 years after chagasic infection. The relationship between Chagas cardiomyopathy and ischemic stroke has been reviewed.
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Clinical management of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy
Frontiers in Bioscience, 2003Chagas disease is caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, and infects over 15 million people worldwide. New cases of the disease are now uncommon, mainly due to national control programs in Latin America. However, there is a large reservoir of chronically infected patients, many of whom will develop chagasic cardiopathy.
Manoel O C, Rocha +2 more
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Latin America Review
Current Cardiology Reports, 2019Chagas cardiomyopathy is a major public health disease in Latin America and, due to migration, is becoming a worldwide health and economic burden. This review sought to present the clinical and epidemiological aspects of Chagas cardiomyopathy, as well as some specific features and principles of treatment.
Jefferson Luis, Vieira +9 more
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Diagnosis and management of Chagas disease and cardiomyopathy
Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2012Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most severe and life-threatening manifestation of human Chagas disease--a 'neglected' tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease is endemic in all continental Latin American countries, but has become a worldwide problem because of migration of infected individuals to developed countries,
Antonio L, Ribeiro +3 more
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Comparative Prognosis of Chagas and Other Cardiomyopathies
JACCChagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, is a common cause of heart failure (HF) in Latin America, and has recently been declared endemic in the USA. We compared outcomes in Chagasic HF to ischemic and other non-ischemic etiologies of HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).To compare clinical outcomes of Chagasic HFrEF with ischemic ...
Ryohei Ono +14 more
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The Assassin: Chagas Cardiomyopathy
The American Journal of Medicine, 2013Uppinder K, Mattu +3 more
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy and Myocardial Sympathetic Denervation
Current Cardiology ReportsMore than a century since its discovery, the pathogenesis of Chagas heart disease (CHD) remains incompletely understood. The role of derangements in the autonomic control of the heart in triggering malignant arrhythmia before the appearance of contractile ventricular impairment was reviewed.Although previous investigations had demonstrated the ...
Leonardo Pippa, Gadioli +5 more
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