Complete Resolution of Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Acute Chagas Myocarditis
| Autor: | Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo, Andrés Ricardo Pérez Riera, Raimundo Barbosa Barros, Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes Rossette do Valle, Isabel Cristina Esposito Sorpreso, Luiz Carlos de Abreu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Myocarditis business.industry Transmission (medicine) Endemic area macromolecular substances Female adolescent medicine.disease Antiparasitic agent Complete resolution Benznidazole Internal medicine Heart failure parasitic diseases medicine Cardiology business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. |
| ISSN: | 2359-4802 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/2359-4802.20190010 |
| Popis: | We present a case of a female adolescent with severe acute Chagas myocarditis, acquired by oral transmission in an endemic area in the Brazilian western Amazon, who had electrocardiographic changes normalized after empirical treatment with the antiparasitic drug benznidazole combined with conventional treatment for severe heart failure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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