Article
Chagas disease in Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil: left ventricle aneurysm and the risk of death in the 24-year interval
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PEREIRA, José Borges et al. Chagas disease in Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil: left ventricle aneurysm and the risk of death in the 24-year interval. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v.115, e200056, p. 1-9, 2020.
0074-0276
10.1590/0074-02760200056
1678-8060
Autor
Pereira, José Borges
Coura, José Rodrigues
Zauza, Patrícia Lago
Pirmez, Claude
Xavier, Sérgio Salles
Resumen
Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is indicator of high morbidity in Chagas’ disease. A cross-sectional study performed identified LVA in 18.8% of the chronic chagasic patients (CCP).