Parasympathetic dysautonomia precedes left ventricular systolic dysfunction in Chagas disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 260-265

  Ribeiro, Antonio L P ^a   Moraes, Ruy S ^b,c   Ribeiro, Jorge P ^b,c   Ferlin, Elton L ^b   Torres, Rosália M ^a   Oliveira, Enilce ^a   Rocha, Manoel O C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0035150363     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.111406     Document Type: Article

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