title: Assessment of the source of ischemic cerebrovascular events in patients with Chagas disease.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Olímpio
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Dias Junior
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel Otávio
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: da Costa Rocha
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Lucas Jordan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kreuser
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laura Alves
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Souza Dias
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Lúcio
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: mcarmo@waymail.com.br.
authors.forename: Maria Carmo P
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Carotid intima-media thickness; Chagas disease; Echocardiography; Ischemic cerebrovascular events; Stroke