2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000600014
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Pacientes chagásicos crônicos portadores de disfunção do nódulo sinusal: a presença de anticorpos IgG com ação agonista muscarínica independe da disfunção ventricular esquerda?

Abstract: Estudos mostram que anticorpos IgG agonistas muscarínicos, de pacientes chagásicos, alteram a atividade elétrica de células cardíacas in vitro. Outros consideram sua presença, e a da síndrome do nódulo sinusal, conseqüências da lesão cardíaca progressiva. Objetivou-se avaliar a relação entre os anticorpos e as disfunções nodal e ventricular esquerda, em 65 pacientes chagásicos crônicos divididos em grupo I, composto de 31 pacientes portadores da síndrome do nódulo sinusal, e grupo II, de não portadores. A anál… Show more

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“…After the establishment of this dynamic equilibrium between the parasite and the host's immune system, three types of disease progression can ensue: development of chronic disease, with detectable lesions in the heart, esophagus and intestines; persistence of anti-parasite antibodies throughout all life of the affected individual combined with incipient cardiac lesions [3]; or, in the indeterminate clinical form, no evidence of established disease with positive serology. Among these possible outcomes, the most serious form of the disease is that which affects heart and digestive tract.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After the establishment of this dynamic equilibrium between the parasite and the host's immune system, three types of disease progression can ensue: development of chronic disease, with detectable lesions in the heart, esophagus and intestines; persistence of anti-parasite antibodies throughout all life of the affected individual combined with incipient cardiac lesions [3]; or, in the indeterminate clinical form, no evidence of established disease with positive serology. Among these possible outcomes, the most serious form of the disease is that which affects heart and digestive tract.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another recently released study [4] showed interdependence (using the log linear model) between sinus node dysfunction and the muscarinic antibodies in Chagas disease. Although this association is in accordance with a positive agonistic action of the antibodies in vivo , the transversal nature of this study, the absence of autonomic function tests and the well-known existence of anatomical lesions in the sinus node of Chagas disease patients [5] preclude further definite conclusions about their findings.…”
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