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Circulating Plasma MicroRNA-208a as Potential Biomarker of Chronic Indeterminate Phase of Chagas Disease

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most severe clinical manifestation of chronic Chagas disease. The disease affects most of the Latin American countries, being considered one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in the continent.
Leandra Linhares-Lacerda, Leandra Linhares-Lacerda, Alessandra Granato, João Francisco Gomes-Neto, Luciana Conde, Leonardo Freire-de-Lima, Elisangela O. de Freitas, Celio G. Freire-de-Lima, Shana P. Coutinho Barroso, Rodrigo Jorge de Alcântara Guerra, Roberto C. Pedrosa, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Alexandre Morrot, Alexandre Morrot   +14 more
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Profile of soluble cell adhesion molecules as potential biomarkers in the cardiac stages of chronic Chagas disease

Frontiers in Immunology
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most severe chronic manifestation and leading cause of mortality in the disease. Chronic inflammation, resulting from persistent infection by T.
Victor Vaitkevicius-Antão, Bruno Almeida Silva, Michelle da Silva Barros, Cíntia Nascimento da Costa-Oliveira, Byannca de Carvalho Torreão, Ana Carla da Silva, Silvia Marinho Martins, Cristina Carrazone, Wilson Oliveira, Carolina de Araújo Medeiros, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena   +11 more
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Ventricular arrhythmias in Chagas disease

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015
Sudden death is one of the most characteristic phenomena of Chagas disease, and approximately one-third of infected patients develop life-threatening heart disease, including malignant ventricular arrhythmias.
Marco Paulo Tomaz Barbosa, Andre Assis Lopes do Carmo, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro   +3 more
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Chronic phase of Chagas disease: why should it be treated? A comprehensive review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
The pathogenesis and evolutive pattern of Chagas disease suggests that the chronic phase should be more widely treated in order to (i) eliminate Trypanosoma cruzi and prevent new inflammatory foci and the extension of tissue lesions, (ii) promote tissue ...
José Rodrigues Coura, José Borges-Pereira   +1 more
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ISEV2026 Abstract Book

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 15, Issue S1, June 2026.
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Therapeutic effects of sphingosine kinase inhibitor N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) in experimental chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy

Scientific Reports, 2017
Chagas disease cardiomyopathy is a parasite-driven inflammatory disease to which there are no effective treatments. Here we evaluated the therapeutic potential of N,N-dimethylsphingosine(DMS), which blocks the production of sphingosine-1-phosphate(S1P ...
Juliana Fraga Vasconcelos, Cássio Santana Meira, Daniela Nascimento Silva, Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka, Pâmela Santana Daltro, Simone Garcia Macambira, Pablo Daniel Domizi, Valéria Matos Borges, Ricardo Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares   +10 more
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Comparação do desfecho entre a cardiopatia chagásica e a miocardiopatia dilatada idiopática Comparison of outcome between Chagas cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2011
FUNDAMENTO: Pouco se sabe sobre o desfecho dos pacientes com cardiopatia chagásica, em comparação aos pacientes com miocardiopatia dilatada idiopática na era contemporânea. OBJETIVO: Comparar o desfecho dos pacientes chagásicos com insuficiência cardíaca
Amanda Pires Barbosa, Augusto Cardinalli Neto, Ana Paula Otaviano, Bianca Faria Rocha, Reinaldo Bulgarelli Bestetti   +4 more
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REACTIVATION OF CHAGAS DISEASE WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT: CASE SERIES

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains an important public health problem in the Americas. Although the most prevalent chronic form is cardiac, central nervous system reactivation is rare but severe, particularly in immunosuppressed ...
Clara dos Reis Aguiar, Natália Soares Albuquerque, Claudia Murta de Oliveira, Isabela Rocha de Castro, Leandro Curi de Lima e Sousa   +4 more
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Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Hamers, Raph L., van Gool, Tom, Goorhuis, Abraham   +2 more
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Sex Differences in Chagas Cardiomyopathy: a Comprehensive Review

Current Heart Failure Reports
Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is a major cause of heart failure (HF) in Latin America, yet sex-specific differences in HF presentation and outcomes remain underexplored. This review summarizes current knowledge on clinical manifestations, HF phenotypes, and molecular mechanisms in women and men with CCC.Men with CCC more frequently present with severe HF,
Mansur, Antonio de Padua, Cunha-Neto, Edecio, Bestetti, Reinaldo Bulgarelli, Brochet, Pauline, Chevillard, Christophe, Pereira-Barretto, Antonio Carlos, Bocchi, Edimar Alcides   +6 more
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