"Chagas Cardiomyopathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002598
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.900.200.190 C14.280.238.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Chagas Cardiomyopathy- Chagas Cardiomyopathy
- Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular
- Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis
- Chagas' Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy, Chagas'
- Cardiomyopathy, Chagas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chagas Cardiomyopathy" by people in Profiles.
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Chagas disease in Latin American immigrants with dilated cardiomyopathy in New York City. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jul; 57(1):e7.
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Heat-killed Trypanosoma cruzi induces acute cardiac damage and polyantigenic autoimmunity. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 21; 6(1):e14571.
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Modulation of autoimmunity by treatment of an infectious disease. Infect Immun. 2007 Jul; 75(7):3641-50.
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Confirmation of Chagas' cardiomyopathy following heart transplantation. Heart Vessels. 2006 Sep; 21(5):325-7.