title: [Chagasic myocardiopathy: an infectious etiology of congestive heart failure].
abstract: We present a case report of a Latin-American patient with dilated cardiomyopathy due to chronic Chagas disease satisfactorily treated with usual cardiologic support. We report a new aetiology of heart failure which is uncommon in our country but could rise due to immigration from endemic countries.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Medicina Interna, Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca. pjmy1@yahoo.es
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Marchena Yglesias
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: de Benito Cordón
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García Mateos
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hervás Laguna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz Climente
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000469:parasitology*; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged