Risk factors and select cardiac characteristics in dogs naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi presenting to a teaching hospital in Texas

Abstract Background Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, causes sudden death and chronic heart disease with no currently approved treatment. Objective To report epidemiologic and select cardiac characteristics associated with T. cruzi infection in dogs presenting to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alyssa C. Meyers, Sarah A. Hamer, Derek Matthews, Sonya G. Gordon, Ashley B. Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
ECG
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15516