Natural history of chronic Chagas' heart disease: prognosis factors
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Natural history of chronic Chagas' heart disease: prognosis factors.
Chronic Chagas' disease shows several progression modes. Usually, the different clinical syndromes manifest themselves together, however, isolated forms can occur. Cardiac arrhythmias, which are very frequent, are present in about 50% of patients. The cardiac damage manifests itself later, with the emergence of heart failure. Thromboembolism can occur in both pulmonary and systemic circulation....
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31801995000200009