Evaluation of Parasiticide Treatment with Benznidazol in the Electrocardiographic, Clinical, and Serological Evolution of Chagas Disease.

INTRODUCTION:Chagas disease is one of the most important endemic parasitic diseases in Latin America. In its chronic phase, progression to cardiomyopathy has high morbidity and mortality. The persistence of a normal electrocardiogram (ECG) provides a similar prognosis to that of a non-diseased popul...

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Main Authors: Abilio Augusto Fragata-Filho, Francisco Faustino França, Claudia da Silva Fragata, Angela Maria Lourenço, Cristiane Castro Faccini, Cristiane Aparecida de Jesus Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4790860?pdf=render