Chagas cardiomyopathy in the context of the chronic disease transition.

Chagas cardiomyopathy in the context of the chronic disease transition.

Patients with Chagas disease have migrated to cities, where obesity, hypertension and other cardiac risk factors are common.The study included adult patients evaluated by the cardiology service in a public hospital in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Data included risk factors for T. cruzi infection, medical hi...

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Main Authors: Alicia I Hidron, Robert H Gilman, Juan Justiniano, Anna J Blackstock, Carlos Lafuente, Walter Selum, Martiza Calderon, Manuela Verastegui, Lisbeth Ferrufino, Eduardo Valencia, Jeffrey A Tornheim, Seth O'Neal, Robert Comer, Gerson Galdos-Cardenas, Caryn Bern, Chagas Disease Working Group in Peru and Bolivia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2872643?pdf=render

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