title: [Clinical cross-sectional and epidemiologic study of Chagas disease in a rural area of the Argentinian northeast].
abstract: The main goal was to know the epidemiologic, clinical, electrocardiographic and radiologic characteristics among a population of seropositives and seronegatives to Trypanosoma cruzi in a rural area of the Department of San Miguel, province of Corrientes, Argentina. One hundred and thirty-two patients of different ages: 2-79 years old were researched (58 males, 74 females). In order to make a thorough assessment clinical evaluation and cardiologic testing were carried out. Signs and symptoms consistent with heart disease, blood pressure, 12-lead ECG registry and chest x-ray (PA view) were registered. In signs and symptoms, abnormal ECG patterns and radiologic abnormalities, non-significant statistic difference were observed. Although we were unable to find a significant relationship between chagasic infection and a higher prevalence for heart disease, it is important to stress the fact that 54.0% of the studied population was largely composed of very young patients whose ages were less than 20 years old, and 45.0% of those older than 41 years showed ECG abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Antrópodos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Instituto de Cardiologia de Corrientes Juana F. Cabral, Argentina. mebar@unefcen.edu.ar
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bar
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pozzer
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vallejos
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Storino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Estudio transversal clínico y epidemiológico de la enfermedad de Chagas en una área rural del Nordeste Argentino.