Abstract This JACC Scientific Expert Panel provides consensus recommendations for an
update of the cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) diagnostic criteria for myocardial …

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 an anthropozoonosis from the American continent that has spread from
its original boundaries through migration. It is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi …

Diffuse interstitial or replacement myocardial fibrosis is a common feature of a broad variety
of cardiomyopathies. Myocardial fibrosis leads to impaired cardiac diastolic and systolic …

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 …

Objectives: We sought to determine whether the quantitative assessment of myocardial
fibrosis (MF), either by histopathology or by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging …

Background—In patients with sarcoidosis, sudden death is a leading cause of mortality,
which may represent unrecognized cardiac involvement. Delayed-enhancement …

Background—Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) represents the gold standard for diagnosing
myocarditis and nonischemic cardiomyopathies. This study focuses on the risk of …

Background—Enteroviruses and adenoviruses have been considered the most common
causes of viral myocarditis, but parvovirus B19 (PVB19) and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) …

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