title: Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in different stages of chronic Chagas disease.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia-Saldivia
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lopez-Mendez
authors.affiliation: 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.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berrueta
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Inmunologia Clinica, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Siham
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmen
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Jose H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Donis
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad de Los Andes, Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela. Electronic address: diegod@ula.ve.
authors.forename: Diego F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Davila
mesh_terms: D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000097:blood*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: C522361:MMP2 protein, human; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C579270:MMP9 protein, human; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
keywords: Chronic Chagas' Disease; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Matrix metaloproteinases; Ventricular geometry