Confirmation of Chagas' cardiomyopathy following heart transplantation

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 325-327

  Phan, Binh An P ^a   Laflamme, Michael A ^a   Stempien Otero, April ^a   Limaye, Ajit P ^a   Buckner, Frederick S ^a   Levy, Wayne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease; Heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; INOTROPISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33845306802     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-005-0899-4     Document Type: Article

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