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

Chagas disease

JA Pérez-Molina, I Molina - The Lancet, 2018‏ - thelancet.com
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 …

Estatística Cardiovascular–Brasil 2020

GMM Oliveira, LCC Brant, CA Polanczyk… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2020‏ - SciELO Brasil
O Brasil é um país continental de extrema diversidade quanto a clima e condições
ambientais, densidade populacional, desenvolvimento econômico e características raciais e …

SBC guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiomyopathy of Chagas disease–2023

JA Marin-Neto, A Rassi Jr, GMM Oliveira… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2023‏ - SciELO Brasil
SciELO - Brasil - Diretriz da SBC sobre Diagnóstico e Tratamento de Pacientes com
Cardiomiopatia da Doença de Chagas – 2023 Diretriz da SBC sobre Diagnóstico e …

Chagas disease: an overview of clinical and epidemiological aspects

MCP Nunes, W Dones, CA Morillo, JJ Encina… - Journal of the American …, 2013‏ - jacc.org
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 …

Cardiovascular statistics–brazil 2020

GMM Oliveira, LCC Brant, CA Polanczyk… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2020‏ - SciELO Brasil
Brazil is a continental country of extreme diversity regarding climate and environmental
conditions, population density, economic development, and racial and cultural features. One …

Diagnosis and management of Chagas disease and cardiomyopathy

AL Ribeiro, MP Nunes, MM Teixeira… - Nature Reviews …, 2012‏ - nature.com
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most severe and life-threatening manifestation of human
Chagas disease—a'neglected'tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite …

Challenges in management of left ventricular thrombus

F Habash, S Vallurupalli - Therapeutic advances in …, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) complicates both ischemic and non-ischemic
cardiomyopathies and is a potential cause of thromboembolic complications such as stroke …

Chagas disease: changes in knowledge and management

FX Lescure, G Le Loup, H Freilij… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010‏ - thelancet.com
More than 100 years after the discovery of human American trypanosomiasis by Carlos
Chagas, our knowledge and management of the disease are profoundly changing …

Chagas disease and stroke

FJ Carod-Artal, J Gascon - The Lancet Neurology, 2010‏ - thelancet.com
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 …