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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, Imran Masood, Noberto Giglio, Jay D. Pruetz, Pia S. Pannaraj   +4 more
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A multicenter comparative study of the performance of four rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in Brazil

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise ...
Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra, Leonardo Maia Leony, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Job Alves de Souza Filho, Liliane da Rocha Siriano, Suelene Brito Tavares, Alejandro Ostermayer Luquetti, Vinícius Silva Belo, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Fred Luciano Neves Santos   +11 more
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Acute chagas disease: new global challenges for an old neglected disease. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and although over 100 years have passed since the discovery of Chagas disease, it still presents an increasing problem for global public health.
Daniela V Andrade, Kenneth J Gollob, Walderez O Dutra   +2 more
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Insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for Chagas disease [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

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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Repolarization Parameters Are Associated With Mortality In Chagas Disease Patients In The United States

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2014
Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the association between ECG repolarization parameters and mortality in Chagas disease (CD) patients living in the United States.
Jason Bradfield, MD, Brandon Woodbury, MD, Mahmoud Traina, MD, Salvador Hernandez, MD, Robin Wachsner, MD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, Sheba Meymandi, MD   +6 more
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American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease: Sexual transmission

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objective: To contribute to the discussion on the research findings indicating the sexual transmission of American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease in humans.
Clever Gomes, Adriana B. Almeida, Ana C. Rosa, Perla F. Araujo, Antonio R.L. Teixeira   +4 more
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Current situation and perspectives regarding human Chagas disease in midwestern of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
Recognising the importance of Chagas disease in Brazil, Bambuí set up epidemiological surveillance for Chagas disease in 1974 and was the first municipality to do so.
Christiane Santos Matos, José Eloy dos Santos Júnior, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Eliana Furtado, João Carlos Pinto Dias   +4 more
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Age-Standardized Mortality Rates Related to Cirrhosis in Brazil from 2000 to 2012: A Nationwide Analysis

Annals of Hepatology, 2017
Background Cirrhosis remains the most frequent liver-related cause of death worldwide and we aimed to evaluate its burden in Brazil from 2000 to 2012.Material and methods The Brazilian National Death Registry was analyzed from 2000 to 2012.
Hugo Perazzo, Antonio G. Pacheco, Raquel De Boni, Paula M. Luz, Juliana Fittipaldi, Sandra W. Cardoso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdiléa G. Veloso   +7 more
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Chagas Disease and Heart Failure: An Expanding Issue Worldwide

European Cardiology Review, 2019
Chagas disease, originally a South American endemic health problem, is expanding worldwide because of people migration. Its main impact is on the cardiovascular system, producing myocardial damage that frequently results in heart failure.
Felipe Martinez, Eduardo Perna, Sergio V Perrone, Alvaro Sosa Liprandi   +3 more
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Was Chagas disease responsible for Darwin’s illness? The overlooked eco-epidemiological context in Chile

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2021
The source of Darwin’s illness has been a contentious issue in the literature for almost 70 years. Different causal factors have been invoked to account for his symptoms, including Chagas disease.
Carezza Botto-Mahan, Rodrigo Medel
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