Articles with "chagas heart" as a keyword



Arrhythmogenic nitro-oxidative Stress: a proposed in mechanism underlying ventricular arrhythmias that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in Chagas’ heart disease

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Published in 2018 at "Free Radical Biology and Medicine"

DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.294

Abstract: Sudden cardiac arrest as a result of lethal ventricular arrhythmias is the leading cause of mortality in patients with Chagas heart disease independent of the dysfunction degree of the left ventricle. Reviews studies about cardiac… read more here.

Keywords: sudden cardiac; heart disease; disease; ventricular arrhythmias ... See more keywords

Bundle branch reentry: A novel mechanism for sustained ventricular tachycardia in Chagas heart disease

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Published in 2018 at "HeartRhythm Case Reports"

DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2018.03.009

Abstract: Introduction Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia (BBR-VT) is a unique type of VT that involves the right and left bundle branches and the ventricular septum as components of a macroreentrant circuit, and classically has been… read more here.

Keywords: bundle branch; ventricular tachycardia; heart disease; disease ... See more keywords

Prognostic value of Chagas heart disease on short- and long-term clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

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Published in 2025 at "Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene"

DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae141

Abstract: BACKGROUND Immunological similarities led us to explore potential interactions between Chagas heart disease (CHD) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We evaluated CHD's impact on the short- and long-term clinical courses of COVID-19 patients. METHODS The… read more here.

Keywords: disease; heart; long term; heart disease ... See more keywords

Predictors of Appropriate Therapies and Death in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Chronic Chagas Heart Disease

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Published in 2024 at "Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia"

DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230337i

Abstract: Abstract Background: There are few retrospective and prospective studies on implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in primary and secondary prevention of sudden death in chronic Chagas heart disease (CCHD). Objectives: To describe the long-term evolution of patients… read more here.

Keywords: implantable cardioverter; chagas heart; predictors appropriate; chronic chagas ... See more keywords