Inflammation Enhances the Risks of Stroke and Death in Chronic Chagas Disease Patients.

Inflammation Enhances the Risks of Stroke and Death in Chronic Chagas Disease Patients.

Ischemic strokes have been implicated as a cause of death in Chagas disease patients. Inflammation has been recognized as a key component in all ischemic processes, including the intravascular events triggered by vessel interruption, brain damage and repair. In this study, we evaluated the associati...

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Main Authors: Paulo Marcos Matta Guedes, Cléber Mesquita de Andrade, Daniela Ferreira Nunes, Nathalie de Sena Pereira, Tamyres Bernadete Dantas Queiroga, George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho, Manuela Sales Lima Nascimento, Maria Adelaide Do-Valle-Matta, Antônia Cláudia Jácome da Câmara, Egler Chiari, Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4846156?pdf=render

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