title: [Stroke in a chronic autochthonous chagasic patient from the Brazilian Amazon].
abstract: An episode of stroke in a chronic autochthonous chagasic patient from the Brazilian Amazon is reported. This is the first documented case of a predominantly thromboembolic form of chronic Chagasic cardiopathy in the region.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Francisca Mendes, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. jmbemfica@hotmail.com
authors.forename: João Marcos
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barbosa-Ferreira
authors.forename: Abraão Ferreira
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Jaime Giovany Arnez
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borges-Pereira
authors.forename: Patrícia Lago
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Zauza
authors.forename: José Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Coura
mesh_terms: D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*