Correlation between the cytokine profile and anticongestive medication in patients with chronic chagasic cardiopathy
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chronic chagasic cardiopathy (CCC) is essentially a dilated cardiomyopathy in which a subacute, but constant chronic inflammatory process causes progressive destruction of the heart tissue. The action of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), ...