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Published on: September 17, 2021
[Chagasic cardiomyopathy in Spain: a diagnosis to bear in mind]
F Florián Sanz1, C Gómez Navarro, N Castrillo García
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla. fjflorian@hotmail.com
Abstract:
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.
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