title: Underutilization of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in studies proposing risk scores to predict death in Chagas heart disease: Just a reflection of the real world.
authors.affiliation: Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Henrique Horta
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Veloso
mesh_terms: D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012306:Risk
keywords: Chagas cardiopathy; Chagas heart disease; ICD; Implantable cardioverter–defibrillator; Risk score; Sudden death