New Imaging Parameters to Predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Chagas Disease

New Imaging Parameters to Predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Chagas Disease

Chronic Chagas’ cardiomyopathy is the most severe and frequent manifestation of Chagas disease, and has a high social and economic burden. New imaging modalities, such as strain echocardiography, nuclear medicine, computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, may detect the presence of...

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Main Authors: Renata J. Moll-Bernardes, Paulo Henrique Rosado-de-Castro, Gabriel Cordeiro Camargo, Fernanda Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Adriana S. X. Brito, Andréa Silvestre Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Chagas disease
cardiomyopathy
myocardial fibrosis
myocardial sympathetic denervation
inflammation
sudden death
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/2/74

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