Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Verified Myocardial Fibrosis in Chagas Disease: Clinical Correlates and Risk Stratification

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease (CD) is an important cause of heart failure and mortality, mainly in Latin America. This study evaluated the morphological and functional characteristics of the heart as well the extent of myocardial fibrosis (MF) in patients with CD by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Th...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Uellendahl, Marly, de Siqueira, Maria Eduarda Menezes, Calado, Eveline Barros, Kalil-Filho, Roberto, Sobral, Dário, Ribeiro, Clébia, Oliveira, Wilson, Martins, Silvia, Narula, Jagat, Rochitte, Carlos Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2016
Materias:
Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27982271
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20160168

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27982271
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20160168

Ejemplares similares