Chagasic cardiomyopathy in Spain: a diagnosis to bear in mind

Chagas' disease is an important public health problem in Latin America and one of the specific causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy is the worse result of this disease and its main cause of mortality. Rural migrations from endemic to nonendemic countries make possib...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Spain : 1984), 2005-11, Vol.22 (11), p.538
Hauptverfasser:	Florián Sanz, F, Gómez Navarro, C, Castrillo García, N, Pedrote Martínez, A, Lage Gallé, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Bolivia - ethnology Chagas Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis Chagas Cardiomyopathy - epidemiology Humans Male Middle Aged Spain - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Chagas' disease is an important public health problem in Latin America and one of the specific causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy is the worse result of this disease and its main cause of mortality. Rural migrations from endemic to nonendemic countries make possible observing affected patients in United States and Europe. We report the case of a patient with congestive heart failure who was diagnosed with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy. This is the first case of chagasic dilated cardiomyopathy in Spain.
ISSN:	0212-7199