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Acute Heart Failure Due to Chagas Disease: Still a Challenge in the 21st Century

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Although new Chagas disease (CD) cases have decreased in the last decades through control of vector-borne and blood transfusion transmission, around 3,7 million Brazilians still live chronically affected by this disease. As around 30-40% of this population presents the cardiac form (CCC), and heart failure (HF) is present in about 10% of those with CCC, CD is a major cause of HF in endemic countries, ranging from 4% to 50%.– The paper by Silva et al. adds important updated epidemiological [...]

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

DOI: 10.36660/abc.20250332i

Authors: Roberto M. Saraiva, Luciana F. Portela, Andréa R. Costa

Institution: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Language: English

Topic: Trypanosoma species research and implications

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412634013