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Effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: results from the PEACH randomized clinical trial

Scientific Reports
To investigate the effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC).
Marcelo Carvalho Vieira, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Paula Simplício da Silva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Daniel Arthur Barata Kasal, Henrique Silveira Costa, Juliana Pereira Borges, Michel Silva Reis, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Junior, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano   +15 more
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Duration of COVID-19 symptoms in children: a longitudinal study in a Rio de Janeiro favela, Brazil

BMJ Open
Objectives COVID-19 in children is generally of short duration, but some may take longer to recover. This study investigated the time to symptom resolution following SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in a community setting on the outskirts of an urban ...
Patrícia Brasil, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Leonardo Bastos, Marilia Carvalho, Fernanda Esthefane Garrides Oliveira, Heloísa Ferreira Pinto Santos, Luana Santana Damasceno, Luiza Sales Franco, Liege Maria Abreu de Carvalho, Trevon Louis Fuller, Lusiele Guaraldo   +10 more
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CrAg screening strategy reduces definitive sequelae in people living with HIV

Discover Viruses
Background Screenning cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) of people living with HIV (PLHIV) reduces the morbidity and development of cryptococcal meningitis, but recent publications shows that it does not reduce mortality when comparable with a negative CrAg ...
Marcela de Faria Ferreira, Fabio Brito-Santos, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Luciana Trilles, Marcia dos Santos Lazera   +4 more
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Physical activity levels during COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors in patients with Chagas disease

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundA better understanding of the consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on lifestyle of patients with Chagas disease (ChD) is of paramount importance to facilitate the implementation of intervention strategies tailored to
Isis Gabrielli Gomes Xavier, Patrícia Mello Andrade, Rodrigo de Lima Vitor, Tayná Cruz Barros, Luciana Fernandes Portela, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Andréa Rodrigues da Costa, Marcel de Souza Borges Quintana, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Itauá Leston Araujo, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Ingebourg Georg, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano   +22 more
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Elimination of Chagas disease transmission: perspectives

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
One hundred years after its discovery by Carlos Chagas, American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, remains an epidemiologic challenge. Neither a vaccine nor an ideal specific treatment is available for most chronic cases.
João Carlos Pinto Dias
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Diagnostic pathways of Chagas disease in Spain: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2023
Laura Iglesias-Rus, Teresa Boquete, María Romay‐Barja, Agustín Benito, Briggitte Jordan, Teresa Blasco Hernández   +5 more
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Comparison of 1-year healthcare resource utilization and related costs for patients with heart failure in the Chagas and non-Chagas matched cohorts

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: Chagas disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure (HF) in Latin Americans, and there are limited data available that examine related costs of care for patients with HF.
Mario J. Olivera, Adriana Arévalo, Lyda Muñoz, Sofía Duque, Juan Bedoya, Gabriel Parra-Henao   +5 more
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The chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease

Clinics, 2009
Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease mainly affects the nervous system, digestive system and heart.
Nilce Mitiko Matsuda, Steven M. Miller, Paulo R. Barbosa Evora   +2 more
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Comparative analysis of health-related fitness in patients with acute versus chronic Chagas disease

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Although Chagas disease causes high levels of morbidity, the muscle function and tolerance to physical activity in Chagas disease patients are still not completely understood. Objective.
Clara Narcisa Silva Almeida, Ariane Cardoso Vasconcelos, Caroline da Silva Sousa, Nivea Thayanne Melo Silva, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de Souza, Carlos Alberto Marques de Carvalho, Suellen Alessandra Soares de Moraes, Laura Maria Tomazi Neves   +7 more
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Chagas disease: a report of 17 suspected cases in Japan, 2012–2017

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019
Background There are no reports on the prevalence of Chagas disease in Japan. Furthermore, screening programs and access to diagnosis and treatment have not been established.
Kazuo Imai, Kazuhisa Misawa, Morichika Osa, Norihito Tarumoto, Jun Sakai, Kei Mikita, Yusuke Sayama, Yuji Fujikura, Akihiko Kawana, Takashi Murakami, Shigefumi Maesaki, Sachio Miura, Takuya Maeda   +12 more
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