Cardiac involvement is a constant finding in acute Chagas' disease: A clinical, parasitological and histopathological study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Parada, Henry ^a   Carrasco, Hugo A ^b,d   Añez, Néstor ^b   Fuenmayor, Carmen ^c   Inglessis, Ignacio ^b  

^a Hospital Luis Razetti   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

^d NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Acute Chagas' disease; Cardiac disease; Myocardial biopsy

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CARDIOMEGALY; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0030803050     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)02952-5     Document Type: Article

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