Chagas cardiomyopathy: the potential of diastolic dysfunction and brain natriuretic peptide in the early identification of cardiac damage.

Chagas cardiomyopathy: the potential of diastolic dysfunction and brain natriuretic peptide in the early identification of cardiac damage.

INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease remains a major cause of mortality in several countries of Latin America and has become a potential public health problem in non-endemic countries as a result of migration flows. Cardiac involvement represents the main cause of mortality, but its diagnosis is still based...

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Main Authors: Ana Garcia-Alvarez, Marta Sitges, María-Jesús Pinazo, Ander Regueiro-Cueva, Elizabeth Posada, Silvia Poyatos, José Tomás Ortiz-Pérez, Magda Heras, Manel Azqueta, Joaquim Gascon, Ginés Sanz
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2943653?pdf=render

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