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Emerging and under-recognized Chagas cardiomyopathy in non-endemic countries [PDF]

, 2012
Due to recent population emigration movements, an epidemic of Chagas disease is currently menacing most developed countries. The authors report the case of a 53-year-old Brazilian woman living in Europe for the last 10 years who developed heart failure ...
Cortez, J, Leitão-Marques, A, Meruje, M, Providência, R, Ramos, E, Seixas, J, Valente, C, Vieira, A   +7 more
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Bufalin‐Induced Epithelial‐to‐Mesenchymal Transition in Kidney Epithelial Cells

Cell Biology International, Volume 49, Issue 12, Page 1764-1786, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The kidney plays a central role in fluid, electrolyte, and blood pressure regulation, processes tightly coupled to Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase activity. Beyond its canonical transport function, Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase also acts as a signaling receptor for cardiotonic steroids (CTSs) such as bufalin, which have been implicated in fibrosis and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal
Gabriela Morais de Oliveira Barros, Kayo M. Bagri, Claudia Mermelstein, Luis Eduardo M. Quintas   +3 more
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Deriving a parsimonious cardiac endpoint for use in epidemiological studies of Chagas disease: results from the Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II) cohort

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021
Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM) is a severe consequence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and has a range of electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic (ECHO) manifestations. There is a need for a standard and parsimonious research cardiac end point that
Lewis F. Buss, Taniela Marli Bes, Alexandre Pereira, Larissa Natany, Claudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino   +6 more
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Evaluation of VDR gene polymorphisms in Trypanosoma cruzi infection and chronic Chagasic cardiomyopathy [PDF]

, 2016
Vitamin D is an important modulator of the immune response. It acts over several immune cell types where the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed.
Carmona, F.D., González, Clara Isabel, León Rodríguez, Daniel A., Martín, J.   +3 more
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Minimally Invasive Repair of Left Ventricular Aneurysm After Esophagectomy With Retrosternal Gastric Conduit: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
Preoperative CT and 3D reconstruction demonstrating an inferior left ventricular aneurysm in a patient with a retrosternal gastric conduit, highlighting the rationale for choosing a left mini‐thoracotomy approach. ABSTRACT In patients with prior esophagectomy and retrosternal gastric conduit, conventional sternotomy may be hazardous.
Junya Kitaura, Tomokuni Furukawa, Kazuki Maeda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ex vivo T-lymphocyte chemokine receptor phenotypes in patients with chronic Chagas disease

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Elucidating the molecules involved in the inflammatory process of chronic Chagas disease may allow identification of treatment targets.
Matheus Barbosa de Miranda, Adriene Siqueira de Melo, Mariana Silva Almeida, Silvia Martins Marinho, Wilson Oliveira Junior, Yara de Miranda Gomes   +5 more
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Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: current concepts of an old disease Cardiomiopatia chagásica: conceitos atuais de doença antiga

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008
Chagas disease continues to be a significant public health problem, as ca. 10 million people are still infected with T. cruzi in Latin America. Decades after primary infection, 30% of individuals can develop a form of chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy ...
Angelina M.B. Bilate, Edecio Cunha-Neto
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The burden of congenital Chagas disease and implementation of molecular diagnostic tools in Latin America [PDF]

, 2018
It is estimated that between 8000 and 15 000 Trypanosoma cruzi infected babies are born every year to infected mothers in Chagas disease endemic countries. Currently, poor access to and performance of the current diagnostic algorithm, based on microscopy
Cruz, Israel, Katz, Zachary, Ndung'u, Joseph Mathu, Picado, Albert, Redard Jacot, Maël, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Sosa-Estani, Sergio Alejandro, Torrico, Faustino   +7 more
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A Novel Predictive Score to Identify the Necessity for Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: EPI‐VT‐Score

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Volume 36, Issue 11, Page 2870-2877, November 2025.
The novel EPI‐VT‐Score accurately predicts the need for epicardial VT ablation using simple clinical, echocardiographic and ECG variables, optimizing patient selection and procedural outcomes. ABSTRACT Background Epicardial ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation is a therapeutic option for drug‐refractory VT, particularly when endocardial ablation fails
Moneeb Khalaph, Denise Guckel, Nadica Trajkovska, Maxim Didenko, Mustapha El Hamriti, Martin Braun, Guram Imnadze, Philip Lucas, Thomas Fink, Vanessa Sciacca, Sebastian Beyer, Yuri Bocchini, Alessandro Guareschi, Arseniy Goncharov, Kawa Mohemed, Volker Rudolph, Christian Sohns, Philipp Sommer   +17 more
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Enhancing patient care: a multimodality strategy for dilated cardiomyopathy in Chagas disease [PDF]

Exploration of Cardiology
Chagas disease is a systemic illness characterized by acute and chronic phases. If untreated, it can lead to dysfunction of vital organs, notably the heart, ultimately resulting in heart failure.
Luigy Vasquez-Yeng, Juan Jose Hernandez-Ruiz, Mauricio Garcia-Cardenas, Raul Velazquez-Castañeda, Santiago Luna-Alcala, Pavel Martinez-Dominguez, Enrique C. Guerra, José Armendariz-Ferrari, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta   +8 more
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