Diagnosis of Chagas' cardiomyopathy. Non-invasive techniques.
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Diagnosis of Chagas' cardiomyopathy. Non-invasive techniques.
The natural history of Chagas' disease and its manifestations when the heart is involved are detailed clinically and pathologically. Three phases are recognized: the acute phase, lasting from 1-3 months, the latent phase, which may last from 10-20 years, and the chronic phase, which has the most serious manifestations. This phase is subdivided into three clinical stages. An analysis of the vari...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.53.623.527