Hyperendemic Chagas Disease and the Unmet Need for Pacemakers in the Bolivian Chaco

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Clark, Eva H ^a   Sherbuk, Jackie ^b   Okamoto, Emi ^b   Jois, Malasa ^c   Galdos Cardenas, Gerson ^d   Vela Guerra, Julio ^e   Menacho Mendez, Gilberto Silvio ^f   Bozo Gutierrez, Ricardo W ^g   Fernandez, Antonio B ^h   Crawford, Thomas C ⁱ   Colanzi, Rony ^d   Gilman, Robert H ^j   Bern, Caryn ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Universidad Catolica San Pablo   (Bolivia)

^e Salvacor Foundation   (Bolivia)

^f Centro de Salud Eiti   (Bolivia)

^g Servicio Departamental de Salud Santa Cruz   (Bolivia)

^h HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COST; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAINTNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; INTERVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; SINUS RHYTHM; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84903465131     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002801     Document Type: Article

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