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Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCM) is characterized by a unique type of cardiac involvement. Few studies have characterized echocardiographic (Echo) transitions from the indeterminate Chagas disease (ChD) form to CCM. The… Click to show full abstract
Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCM) is characterized by a unique type of cardiac involvement. Few studies have characterized echocardiographic (Echo) transitions from the indeterminate Chagas disease (ChD) form to CCM. The objective of this study was to identify the best cutoffs in multiple Echo parameters, speckle tracking, and N‐terminal pro B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) to distinguish patients without CCM (stage A) vs patients with myocardial involvement (stages B, C, or D).
Keywords:
natriuretic peptide;
speckle tracking;
chagas cardiomyopathy;
parameters speckle
Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2020
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