Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an
important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally …

Acute Trypanosoma cruzi infections can be asymptomatic, but chronically infected
individuals can die of Chagas' disease. The transfer of the parasite mitochondrial kinetoplast …

Chagas disease is a neglected infectious disease in the tropics and an emerging health
problem in Europe and the USA. In the past decade, a link has been recorded between …

Continued assessment of temporal trends in mortality and epidemiology of specific heart
failure in South America is needed to provide a scientific basis for rational allocation of the …

Background and Purpose—Chagasic cardiomyopathy is independently associated with
ischemic stroke in Chagas disease. American trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease (CD), is a …

Background Chagas' disease is an important neglected public health problem in many Latin
American countries, but population-based epidemiological data are scarce. Here we present …

Over 100 years have elapsed since the discovery of Chagas disease and there is still much
to learn regarding pathogenesis and treatment. Although there are antiparasitic drugs …

Aims Chagas' disease is an endemic parasitic affliction in Latin America. It is frequently
associated with ventricular tachyarrhythmia and sudden death. The aim of this study is to …

Abstract Background Patients with Chagas disease are at increased risk for stroke that may
result in major clinical disability and death. Identification of risk factors involved in the …

This review gives an account of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in Chagas
disease, as confirmed by pathological studies. The fundamental histopathological finding …