Chagas disease-induced ventricular tachycardia: A case report

Chagas disease is a protozoal infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) that can affect many organ systems. Chagas cardiomyopathy tends to affect 30% of infected individuals. Cardiac manifestations include myocardial fibrosis, conduction defects, cardiomyopathy, ventricular tachycardia, and s...

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Autores principales: Alhassani, Zaineb, Hennawi, Hussam Al, Sevella, Prerana, Mena, Carolina Severiche, Coppola, Kathleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation 2023
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Images in Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9988298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36890840
http://dx.doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2023.3
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Sumario:Chagas disease is a protozoal infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) that can affect many organ systems. Chagas cardiomyopathy tends to affect 30% of infected individuals. Cardiac manifestations include myocardial fibrosis, conduction defects, cardiomyopathy, ventricular tachycardia, and sudden cardiac death. In this report, we discuss a 51-year-old male who presented with recurrent episodes of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia refractory to medical therapy.

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