title: Left ventricular geometry and matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in chronic Chagas heart disease.
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors: Marianna
authors: M
authors: Garcia-Saldivia
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Lopez-Mendez
authors: Instituto de Inmunologia Clinica, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA.
authors: Lisbeth
authors: L
authors: Berrueta
authors: Instituto de Inmunologia Clinica, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors: Siham
authors: S
authors: Salmen
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors: Jose H
authors: JH
authors: Donis
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela. Electronic address: diegod@ula.ve.
authors: Diego F
authors: DF
authors: Davila
mesh_terms: D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000097:blood*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000097:blood*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: C522361:MMP2 protein, human; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C579270:MMP9 protein, human; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
keywords: Chagas; Essential hypertension; Left ventricular geometry; Metalloproteinases; Systolic heart failure