Ventricular arrhythmias in Chagas disease

Ventricular arrhythmias in Chagas disease

Sudden death is one of the most characteristic phenomena of Chagas disease, and approximately one-third of infected patients develop life-threatening heart disease, including malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Fibrotic lesions secondary to chronic cardiomyopathy produce arrhythmogenic substrates tha...

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Main Authors: Marco Paulo Tomaz Barbosa, Andre Assis Lopes do Carmo, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Arrhythmia
Sudden death
Pacemaker
Implantable cardioverter
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