Evaluating respiratory musculature, quality of life, anxiety, and depression among patients with indeterminate chronic Chagas disease and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension

Evaluating respiratory musculature, quality of life, anxiety, and depression among patients with indeterminate chronic Chagas disease and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is progressive and incapacitating, especially when cardiopulmonary function is affected. For example, respiratory muscle weakness can cause dyspnea upon exertion and fatigue, which may be exacerbated when it is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH)....

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Main Authors: Alícia Cristina Suman, Érika Alessandra Pellison Nunes da Costa, Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan, João Carlos Hueb, Fabio Cardoso de Carvalho, Luis Cuadrado Martin, Hugo Hyung Bok Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Pulmonary hypertension
Quality of life
Respiratory musculature
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