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July 1, 2002Arquivos Brasileiros de CardiologiaOpen Access

Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias During and After Pregnancy in Women with Chagas' Disease without Apparent Heart Disease

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Why the study?

Does Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease increase the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias during and after pregnancy compared to non-chagasic controls?

Population

40 pregnant women, comprising 20 with Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease and 20 non-chagasic…

Comparison

Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease vs Non-chagasic pregnant controls

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

During pregnancy and after delivery

Authors

RARenato Enrique Sologuren AcháMRMarco Túlio Oliveira RezendeRHR A Heredia

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Implication

No higher arrhythmia rates seen in Chagas without heart disease during pregnancy; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective cohorts.

Structured PICO

Does Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease increase the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias during and after pregnancy compared to non-chagasic controls?

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Population
40 pregnant women, comprising 20 with Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease (aged 19 to 42 years, mean 26.96 +/- 3.6) and 20 non-chagasic pregnant controls (aged 16 to 34 years, mean 22.5 +/- 4.8).
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Intervention
Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease
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Comparator
Non-chagasic pregnant controls
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Outcome
Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias (supraventricular and ventricular premature depolarizations) evaluated by 24-h dynamic electrocardiographysurrogate

Pregnant women with Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease do not exhibit a higher prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias during or after pregnancy compared to healthy pregnant controls.

Cite This Study

Achá et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9990782f2c4aeb9b56cc99https://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2002001000001
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