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Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Cardiomyopathies > Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Chagas Disease > Chagas Cardiomyopathy
... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Protozoan Infections > Euglenozoa Infections > Trypanosomiasis > Chagas Disease > Chagas Cardiomyopathy

Preferred term

Chagas Cardiomyopathy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Chagas
  • Cardiomyopathy, Chagas'
  • Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis
  • Chagas' Cardiomyopathy
  • Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular

Scope note

  • A disease of the CARDIAC MUSCLE developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as MYOCARDITIS (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced CHAGAS DISEASE include conduction defects (HEART BLOCK) and CARDIOMEGALY.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002598

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