Ventricular arrhythmias in Chronic Chagas' Myocardiopathy: a case report and brief review of different antiarrhythmic strategies.
Management of ventricular arrhythmias due to Chronic Chagas' Myocardiopathy (CCM) is challenging. We present a case of CCM complicated with ventricular tachycardia (VT), and a brief review focused on VT management in this occidental emergent entity.
Manzano-Fernández
Sergio
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Saura
Daniel
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Pastor
Patricia
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Pastor
Francisco J
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Morena
Gonzalo de la
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Valdés-Chavarri
Mariano
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D000328:Adult; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*