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[Apical and inferior mammillary aneurysm in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy]
1Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|February 1, 1991
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This study found that sick sinus syndrome was revealed by His bundle electrograms in a patient with chronic Chagas heart disease. The patient also had mammillary aneurysms, indicating complex cardiac manifestations.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Electrophysiology
Background:
- Chagas' disease is a parasitic infection that can lead to chronic heart disease.
- Chronic Chagas' heart disease can manifest with various arrhythmias and structural abnormalities.
- Sick sinus syndrome is a common cause of bradycardia and other cardiac symptoms.
Abstract:
A 66 year-old woman with chronic Chagas's heart disease, presented palpitations, dizziness and chest pain. The His bundle electrograms revealed sick sinus syndrome. The left cineventriculography showed apical and inferior aneurysms of mammillary morphological aspect.