[Rheumatic cardiopathy and Chagas disease].
Rheumatic heart disease is common in the undeveloped world; Chagas disease, a typical rural parasitic condition started to affect urban areas. Both have a relatively high incidence and prevalence in Latin America, however, we could not find a report of patients with coincidental rheumatic heart disease and Chagas disease. Herein we report the first documented case.
Rodríguez-Patiño
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Hospital de Cardiología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México, D.F.
Reyes
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Monteón
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Argüero Sánchez
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Mansilla Olivares
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D000328:Adult; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery