This review highlights that chronic chagasic cardiopathy is likely driven by direct parasite participation and host immune response rather than solely autoimmune mechanisms.
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Supports parasite-driven mechanism in Chagas myocarditis; leaves open whether antiparasitic therapy modifies chronic progression.
Maria de Lourdes Higuchi (1997) studied this question.
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