Chagas cardiomyopathy: an update of current clinical knowledge and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MCP Nunes, A Beaton, H Acquatella, C Bern… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an
important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally …

Chronic Chagas heart disease management: from etiology to cardiomyopathy treatment

EA Bocchi, RB Bestetti, MI Scanavacca… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection is endemic in Latin America and is becoming a
worldwide health burden. It may lead to heterogeneous phenotypes. Early diagnosis of T …

II Consenso Brasileiro em doença de Chagas, 2015

JCP Dias, AN Ramos Jr, ED Gontijo… - … e Serviços de …, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
RESUMO A doença de Chagas é uma condição crônica negligenciada com elevada carga
de morbimortalidade e impacto dos pontos de vista psicológico, social e econômico …

[HTML][HTML] 2 nd Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015

JCP Dias, AN Ramos Jr, ED Gontijo… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and
mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease …

3ª diretriz brasileira de transplante cardíaco

F Bacal, FG Marcondes-Braga, LEP Rohde… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Prezados colegas, Grandes avanços no diagnóstico, monitorização e tratamento da
Insuficiência Cardíaca (IC) foram observados nos últimos anos, com impactos reais na …

[HTML][HTML] Chagas heart disease: an overview of diagnosis, manifestations, treatment, and care

RM Saraiva, MFF Mediano, FSNS Mendes… - World Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chagas heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 30% of patients chronically infected with
the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi. CHD is classified into four stages of increasing severity …

Chagas disease

NS Hochberg, SP Montgomery - Annals of internal medicine, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Chagas disease, which is caused by infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a
leading neglected tropical disease in the United States. An estimated 240 000 to 350 000 …

Treatment of Chagas disease in the United States

S Meymandi, S Hernandez, S Park… - … treatment options in …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to much of Latin America, but
also present in the United States (US). Following a lengthy asymptomatic period, CD …

Brazilian consensus on Chagas disease, 2015

JCP Dias, AN Ramos Jr, ED Gontijo… - … e Serviços de Saúde, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO A doença de Chagas é uma condição crônica negligenciada com elevada carga
de morbimortalidade e impacto dos pontos de vista psicológico, social e econômico …

Heart failure in South America

EA Bocchi - Current cardiology reviews, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
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 …