Emerging and under-recognized Chagas cardiomyopathy in non-endemic countries

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dc.contributor.author	Cortez, J
dc.contributor.author	Providência, R
dc.contributor.author	Ramos, E
dc.contributor.author	Valente, C
dc.contributor.author	Seixas, J
dc.contributor.author	Meruje, M
dc.contributor.author	Leitão-Marques, A
dc.contributor.author	Vieira, A
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-09T14:27:09Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-09T14:27:09Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	Due to recent population emigration movements, an epidemic of Chagas disease is currently menacing most developed countries. The authors report the case of a 53-year-old Brazilian woman living in Europe for the last 10 years who developed heart failure symptoms, having a previous symptomatic sinus node disease with a pacemaker implant at age of 40 years. The diagnosis was based on serology and myocardial biopsy and the patient was treated with nifurtimox. The authors emphasize the need of a high level of suspicion in patients with suggestive epidemiology and the need of populational screening of specific high risk groups. New treatment options are also discussed.	por
dc.identifier.citation	World J Cardiol. 2012 Jul 26;4(7):234-9.	por
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1449
dc.language.iso	eng	por
dc.peerreviewed	yes	por
dc.publisher	Baishideng	por
dc.subject	Doença de Chagas	por
dc.title	Emerging and under-recognized Chagas cardiomyopathy in non-endemic countries	por
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
rcaap.rights	openAccess	por
rcaap.type	article	por

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