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Revisiting the History of Chagas Disease: "Live to tell"

Cunha, Ademir Batista da; Cunha, Delma Maria.

Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.); 35 (2), 2022

Abstract In 1907, Carlos Chagas was designated to fight paludism in the Rio das Velhas region along the Central do Brasil railroad. During his field research, Chagas discovered a hematophagous insect ( Panstrongylus megitus ) carrying a new trypanosomatide, which he named Trypanosoma cruzi . On April 14t...

Enfermedad de Chagas/historia, Enfermedad de Chagas/etiología, Trypanosoma cruzi, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/etiología, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/historia

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Carlos Chagas Discoveries as a Drop Back to Scientific Construction of Chronic Chagas Heart Disease

Bestetti, Reinaldo B; Restini, Carolina Baraldi A; Couto, Lucélio B.

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016

Abstract The scientific construction of chronic Chagas heart disease (CCHD) started in 1910 when Carlos Chagas highlighted the presence of cardiac arrhythmia during physical examination of patients with chronic Chagas disease, and described a case of heart failure associated with myocardial inflammation ...

Arritmias Cardíacas/etiología, Biopsia, Brasil, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/complicaciones, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/diagnóstico, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/historia, Enfermedad Crónica, Ecocardiografía, Electrocardiografía, Prueba de Esfuerzo, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/etiología, Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/etiología

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