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Multiple causes of death related to Chagas' disease in Brazil, 1999 to 2007

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo1, Alberto Novaes Ramos Junior, Carlos Henrique Alencar

  • 1Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical
|November 16, 2012
PubMed

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Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death in Chagas

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Chagas' disease poses a significant public health challenge in Brazil, necessitating comprehensive data for effective control strategies.
  • Understanding the specific causes of mortality is crucial for developing targeted prevention and treatment interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and describe the most frequent underlying and associated causes of death in individuals with Chagas' disease in Brazil.
  • To analyze mortality data to inform public health policies and clinical management of Chagas' disease.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of national mortality data from Brazil's Ministry of Health, covering approximately 9 million deaths between 1999 and 2007.
  • Inclusion of all death certificates mentioning Chagas' disease as an underlying or associated cause of death.

Main Results:

  • A total of 53,930 deaths related to Chagas' disease were identified.
  • Cardiac complications, including conduction disorders/arrhythmias (41.4%) and heart failure (37.7%), were the leading causes when Chagas' disease was the underlying cause.
  • Cerebrovascular disease (13.2%), ischemic heart disease (13.2%), and hypertensive diseases (9.3%) were prominent when Chagas' disease was an associated cause.

Conclusions:

  • Cardiovascular diseases are frequently linked to mortality in Chagas' disease patients.
  • Utilizing multiple cause-of-death data enhances understanding of Chagas' disease progression.
  • This information supports the development of more specific preventive and therapeutic measures.
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