Chronic chagasic cardiopathy in Amazon region: an etiology to remember.
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.
Ferreira
João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa
JM
Hospital Universitário Francisca Mendes, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Guerra
Jorge Augusto de Oliveira
JA
Magalhães
Belisa Maria Lopes
BM
Coelho
Leíla I A R C
LI
Maciel
Marcel Gonçalves
MG
Barbosa
Maria das Graças Vale
Md
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*