Development and validation of a risk score for predicting death in Chagas' heart disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 799-808

  Rassi Jr , Anis ^a   Rassi, Anis ^a   Little, William C ^b   Xavier, Sérgio S ^c   Rassi, Sérgio G ^a   Rassi, Alexandre G ^a   Rassi, Gustavo G ^a   Hasslocher Moreno, Alejandro ^c   Sousa, Andrea S ^c   Scanavacca, Maurício I ^d  

^a Anis Rassi Hospital   (Brazil)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; BRAZIL; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33747816104     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa053241     Document Type: Article

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