Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors.

BACKGROUND:Blood donor screening leads to large numbers of new diagnoses of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, with most donors in the asymptomatic chronic indeterminate form. Information on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in infected blood donors is lacking and may help in counseling and recognizing tho...

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Main Authors: Antonio L Ribeiro, Ester C Sabino, Milena S Marcolino, Vera M C Salemi, Barbara M Ianni, Fábio Fernandes, Luciano Nastari, André Antunes, Márcia Menezes, Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Vandana Sachdev, Danielle M Carrick, Michael P Busch, Eduard L Murphy, NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II), International Component
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585012?pdf=render