title: The apical ventricular lesion in Chagas' heart disease.
abstract: Apical lesions of the left ventricle, ranging from endocardial thickening to aneurysms, are commonly found in Chagas' heart disease. These abnormalities can be identified by ventriculography, two-dimensional echocardiography and radioisotopic studies. Generally, clinical manifestations are limited to arrhythmias and thromboembolic. The lesions are usually small and apparently do not play a role in ventricular dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ueti
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology*