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WHF recommendations for the use of echocardiography in Chagas disease
Ralston, Kate; Zaidel, Ezequiel; Acquatella, Harry; Barbosa, Marcia Melo; Narula, Jagat; Nakagama, Yu; Molina, Gustavo Restrepo; Sliwa, KarenChagas disease (ChD) represents a significant health burden in endemic regions of Latin America and is increasingly being recognized as a global health issue. The cardiac involvement in ChD, known as Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), is the most severe manifestation and a leading cause of heart failure and mortality in affected individuals. Echocardiography, a non-invasive imaging modality, plays a crucial role in ...
2023 World Heart Federation guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of r...
Rwebembera, Joselyn; Marangou, James; Mwita, Julius Chacha; Mocumbi, Ana Olga; Mota, Cleonice; Okello, Emmy; Nascimento, Bruno; Thorup, LeneRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries. The 2012 World Heart Federation echocardiographic criteria provided a standardized approach for the identification of RHD and facilitated an improvement in early case...
COVID-19: Implications for People with Chagas Disease
Zaidel, Ezequiel; Forsyth, Colin; Novick, Gabriel; Marcus, Rachel; Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz; Pinazo, Maria Jesus; Morillo, Carlos; Echeverria, Luis EduardoAs the global COVID-19 pandemic advances, it increasingly impacts the vulnerable populations who already bear a heavy burden of neglected tropical diseases. Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic infection, is of particular concern because of its potential to cause cardiac, gastrointestinal, and other complications which could increase susceptibility to COVID-19. The over one million people worldwide with c...
COVID-19 : implications for people with Chagas disease
Zaidel, Ezequiel José; Forsyth, Colin J.; Novick, Gabriel; Marcus, Rachel; Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P.; Pinazo, Maria-Jesus; Morillo, Carlos A.As the global COVID-19 pandemic advances, it increasingly impacts those vulnerable populations who already bear a heavy burden of neglected tropical disease. Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic infection, is of particular concern because of its potential to cause cardiac, gastrointestinal, and other complications which could increase susceptibility to COVID-19. The over one million people worldwide with ...