title: Chronic chagasic cardiopathy in Amazon region: an etiology to remember.
abstract: This study assessed the frequency of chronic chagasic cardiopathy (CCC) in 37 autochthonus patients from Amazon region with left ventricular systolic dysfunction of undefined etiology. Three cases were diagnosed in the studied sample, with an 8.1% frequency.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Francisca Mendes, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Jorge Augusto de Oliveira
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Belisa Maria Lopes
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Leíla I A R C
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Marcel Gonçalves
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Vale
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044382:Population Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology*