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Cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes among patients hospitalized w...
Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Singh, Kavita; Kondal, Dimple; Raspail, Lana; Mohan, Bishav; Kato, Toru; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Talukder, Shamim HayderBackground and aims: Limited data exist on the cardiovascular manifestations and risk factors in people hospitalized with COVID-19 from low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to describe cardiovascular risk factors, clinical manifestations, and outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in low, lower-middle, uppermiddle- and high-income countries (LIC, LMIC, UMIC, HIC). Methods: Through a pro...
The World Heart Federation global study on COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease
Sliwa, Karen; Singh, Kavita; Raspail, Lana; Ojji, Dike; Lam, Carolyn S.P.; Thienemann, Friedrich; Ge, Junbo; Banerjee, Amitava; Newby, L. KristinBackground: The emergence of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented an unprecedented global challenge for the healthcare community. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to get transmitted during the asymptomatic phase, and its high infectivity have led to the rapid transmission of COVID-19 beyond geographic regions facilitated by...
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 ...
Lack of evidence of seronegative infection in an endemic area of Chagas disease
Oliveira, Léa Campos de; Lee, Tzong-Hae; Ferreira, Ariela Mota; Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza; Souza-Basqueira, Marcela de; Oliveira, Cláudia Di LorenzoThe diagnosis of Chagas disease is based on the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi)-specific antibodies. Nonetheless, there is concern about the sensitivity of current serological assays due to reports of T. cruzi PCR positivity among seronegative individuals. The aim of this study was to evaluate if T. cruzi seronegative infections occur in endemic areas. We recruited 2,157 individuals that were identifi...
Implantação de um sistema de telecardiologia em Minas Gerais: Projeto Minas Tel...
Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P.; Alkmim, Maria Beatriz; Cardoso, Clareci Silva; Carvalho, Gláucio Galeno R.; Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira; Andrade, Monica ViegasFUNDAMENTO: Embora as doenças cardiovasculares sejam a maior causa de morbimortalidade em todo Brasil, o acesso das populações de cidades pequenas à eletrocardiografia e à avaliação cardiológica é limitado. O uso da telecardiologia para facilitar o acesso da população de municípios remotos à eletrocardiografia e à segunda opinião em cardiologia é promissora, entretanto não foi formalmente testada. OBJETIVO: Ava...