Comprehensive care for patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy during the coronavirus disease pandemic
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 53 (), 2020
Results: 17
Chagas disease is associated with a poor outcome at 1-year follow-up after cardiac resynchronization therapy
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.); 65 (11), 2019
SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a therapeutic modality for patients with heart failure (HF). The effectiveness of this treatment for event reduction is based on clinical trials where the population of patients with Chagas' disease (DC) is underrepresented. OBJECTIVE: To e...
Terapia de Resincronización Cardíaca, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/complicaciones, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/mortalidad, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/terapia, Estudios de Seguimiento, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/mortalidad, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/parasitología, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/terapia, Persona de Mediana Edad, Pronóstico, Estudios Retrospectivos, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Insuficiencia del Tratamiento
Chronic chagas cardiomyopathy patients and resynchronization therapy: a survival analysis
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc; 33 (1), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Chagas disease represents an important health problem with socioeconomic impacts in many Latin-American countries. It is estimated that 20% to 30% of the people infected by Trypanosoma cruzi will develop chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), which is generally accompanied by heart ...
Terapia com células-tronco mesenquimais geneticamente modificadas para superexpressão de G6GSF e IGF-1 na doença de chagas crônica experimental
INTRODUÇÃO: A doença de Chagas é uma doença parasitária causada pelo Trypanosoma cruzi, a qual representa uma das principais causas de morbimortalidade na América Latina. As intervenções terapêuticas existentes não são totalmente eficazes, sendo o transplante cardíaco a única alternativa pa...
Pacemaker Implants in Children and Adolescents with Chagas Disease in Brazil: 18-Year Incidence
Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (6), 2017
Abstract Background: Chagas disease continues to be a serious public health problem, and accounts for 25-30% of the indications for cardiac stimulation in Brazil. Objective: To assess clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with Chagas disease, younger than 18 years, who had undergone ...
Decompensated chagasic heart failure versus non-chagasic heart failure at a tertiary care hospital: Clinical characteristics and outcomes
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.); 63 (1), 2017
Summary Objective: To evaluate clinical and epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure (DHF), with a comparison between Chagas and non-Chagas disease. Method: This is a retrospective cohort study involving 136 patients consecutively a...
Brasil/epidemiología, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/epidemiología, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/fisiopatología, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/terapia, Estudios de Cohortes, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/epidemiología, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/terapia, Mortalidad Hospitalaria, Estimación de Kaplan-Meier, Persona de Mediana Edad, Readmisión del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores Socioeconómicos, Centros de Atención Terciaria/estadística & datos numéricos
Cardiomiopatia Chagásica crônica - diagnóstico e tratamento
Rev. Soc. Cardiol. Estado de Säo Paulo; 26 (4), 2016
O diagnóstico de cardiomiopatia chagásica crônica deve ser considerado em todo paciente proveniente de áreas endêmicas, que apresente história de doença cardíaca e anormalidades no exame cardiológico, na vigência de duas reações sorológicas positivas (ELISA, imunofluorescência indireta ou h...
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/diagnóstico, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/terapia, Enfermedad Crónica/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/etiología, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/etiología, Muerte Súbita, Trasplante de Corazón/rehabilitación, Tromboembolia/diagnóstico, Electrocardiografía, Ecocardiografía Doppler, Furosemida/administración & dosificación, Espironolactona/administración & dosificación
Clinical Course After Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: Chagasic Versus Ischemic Patients
Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (2), 2016
Abstract Background: The outcome of Chagas disease patients after receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is still controversial. Objective: To compare clinical outcomes after ICD implantation in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) and ischemic heart disease (IHD). Metho...
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/mortalidad, Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/terapia, Estudios de Cohortes, Desfibriladores Implantables/estadística & datos numéricos, Supervivencia sin Enfermedad, Estudios de Seguimiento, Isquemia Miocárdica/mortalidad, Isquemia Miocárdica/terapia, Estudios Prospectivos, Tasa de Supervivencia, Resultado del Tratamiento
Uso de membrana de oxigenação extracorpórea venoarterial em um caso de miocardite chagásica fulminante como ponte para transplante cardíaco
Rev. bras. ter. intensiva; 27 (4), 2015
RESUMO Jovem com 17 anos de idade atendido com dispneia progressiva há 15 dias e piora nas últimas 24 horas. Foi admitido em estado de insuficiência respiratória e choque cardiogênico com disfunção de múltiplos órgãos. O ecocardiograma mostrou fração de ejeção ventricular esquerda de 11%, g...
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome secondary to catheter ablation
Rev. bras. neurol; 49 (4), 2013
We report a case of a 41-year-old woman with chagasic cardiomyopa-thy who was submitted to ventricular septal catheter ablation. After the procedure she evolved with new-onset thunderclap headaches followed by migraine-type headaches. Cerebral angiography revealed bilateral segmental stenosis of the midd...