Population
Patients with or at risk of Chagas' disease
Design
Review
Key result
Chagas' disease is a major cause of morbidity in Latin America, presenting with acute and chronic forms including cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal manifestations.
Authors
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May prompt targeted screening for Chagas cardiomyopathy in endemic regions; leaves open optimal chronic management strategies.
This review summarizes the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic approaches for Chagas' disease, highlighting its role in chronic cardiomyopathy.
Tanowitz et al. (1992) conducted a review in Chagas' disease. Chagas' disease is a major cause of morbidity in Latin America, presenting with acute and chronic forms including cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal manifestations.