Nonlinear mathematical model for predicting long term cardiac remodeling in Chagas' heart disease: Introducing the concepts of 'limiting cardiac function' and 'cardiac function deterioration period'

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-221

  Benchimol Barbosa, Paulo Roberto ^a,b,c  

^a Central Hospital   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac death; Cardiac remodeling; Chagas' disease; Long term follow up; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78649986438     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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