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

Chagas disease is a chronic, systemic, parasitic infection caused by the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi, and was discovered in 1909. The disease affects about 8 million people …

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a serious health problem in
Latin America and is an emerging disease in non-endemic countries. In recent decades, the …

Background—Chagas disease remains a significant public health issue and a major cause
of morbidity and mortality in Latin America. Despite nearly 1 century of research, the …

ContextBecause of population migration from endemic areas and newly instituted blood
bank screening, US clinicians are likely to see an increasing number of patients with …

Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most severe and life-threatening manifestation of human
Chagas disease—a'neglected'tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite …

Objectives: We sought to investigate whether myocardial delayed enhancement (MDE) by
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could quantify myocardial fibrosis (MF) in patients with …

Chagas heart disease (CHD) results from infection with the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi and is the leading cause of infectious myocarditis worldwide. It poses a …

Parasitic infections previously seen only in developing tropical settings can be currently
diagnosed worldwide due to travel and population migration. Some parasites may directly or …

A hundred years from its description, Chagas cardiomyopathy remains a challenging
disease. Although successful vector-control strategies have decreased the incidence of …