Predictors of mortality in Chagas' disease: The impact of atrial fibrillation and oral transmission on infected population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-277

  Benchimol Barbosa, Paulo R ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO PEDRO ERNESTO   (Brazil)

^b Rio de Janeiro Military Fire Department Central Hospital   (Brazil)

^c GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease; Oral transmission; Prognostic markers

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 62049083011     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.053     Document Type: Article

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