title: [Specific dilated myocardiopathy. Chronic chagasic cardiopathy at the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chávez].
abstract: Cardiomyopathies are a heterogenous group of heart ailments. Some of them are primary myocardial diseases and are classified as dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive and arryhithmogenic. Dilated cardiomyopathies (DCs) are the most common. Sometimes it is possible to identify an etiologic agent, in that case we talk about a specific dilated cardiomyopathy. Here in, we review one of these specific DCs, the so called Chronic Chagasic Cardiopathy (CCC) from the point of view of our personal experience at the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez". Chagas' disease is present in Mexico, therefore CCC is also present. We estimate that 5,000 people, suffer CCC with severe symptoms. In Mexico, Chagas' disease occurs below the Tropic of Cancer and between 2,000-2,500 m above sea level, in this area there is a real risk for vectorial infection, mainly in rural villages. Clinical diagnosis should be supported by epidemiological and seroepidemiological confirmatory data. There is not appropriate therapy yet for this condition.
authors: Sección de Inmunoparasitología, Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14080 México, D. F.
authors: Víctor Manuel
authors: VM
authors: Monteón-Padilla
authors: Gilberto
authors: G
authors: Vargas-Alarcón
authors: Maité
authors: M
authors: Vallejo-Allende
authors: Pedro A
authors: PA
authors: Reyes
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans