2 nd Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015

Dias, João Miguel; Ramos, Alberto Novaes; Gontijo, Eliane Dias; Luquetti, Alejandro O.; Shikanai-Yasuda, Maria Aparecida; Coura, José Rodrigues; Torres, Rosália Morais; Melo, José Renan da Cunha; Almeida, Eros Antonio de; Jr., Wilson de Oliveira; Silveira, Antonio Carlos; Rezende, Joffre Marcondes de; Pinto, Fabiane Scalabrini; Ferreira, Antonio Walter; Rassi, Anis; Filho, Abilio Augusto Fragata; Sousa, Andréa Silvestre de; Correia, Dalmo; Jansen, Ana Maria; Andrade, Gláucia Manzan Queiroz; Britto, Constança; Pinto, Ana Lúcia de Sá; Campos, Dayse Elisabeth; Abad-Franch, Fernando; Santos, Silvana Sidney Costa; Chiari, Egler; Hasslocher-Moreno, Alejandro Marcel; Moreira, Eliane Furtado; Marques, Divina Seila de Oliveira; Silva, Eliane Aparecida; Marin-Neto, José Antonio; Galvão, Lúcia Maria da Cunha; Xavier, Sérgio Salles; Valente, Sebastião Aldo da Silva; Carvalho, Noemia Barbosa; Cardoso, Alessandra Viana; Silva, Rafaella Albuquerque e; Costa, Veruska Maia da; Vivaldini, Simone Monzani; Oliveira, Suelene Mamede; Valente, Vera da Costa; Lima, Mayara Maia; Alves, Renato Vieira

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0505-2016

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“…Governments, especially in Latin America, need to give higher priority to this health issue. It is also necessary to mobilize resources and capabilities from different society sectors, such as non-governmental and private organizations to combat and prevent this disease (14).…”

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Patients with Chagas Disease and Cardiac Arrest Treated at the Emergency Department of a Reference Hospital in Brazil

Vancini

Campanharo

Andrade

et al. 2017

Arch Clin Infect Dis

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People with Chagas disease are at a higher risk of death due to cardiac arrest (CA). Considering that Chagas disease remains a serious health problem in Latin America, studies in this regard are still needed. The aim of this study was to present 2 patients with Chagas that developed CA and were treated at the emergency department of a reference hospital in Brazil (Sao Paulo city). Case one: Male (73 years old and Caucasian) with a history of systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, and Chagas disease associated with megacolon and megaesophagus. After cardiac collapse and 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), unfortunately the patient died. Case two: A female patient (64 years old and Caucasian), with a history of systemic arterial hypertension, obesity, and Chagas disease. After 23 days of hospitalization, pharmacological therapy, and implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator, the patient was discharged. People with Chagas disease are at a higher risk of CA. The researchers believe that a prompt and efficient treatment (advanced life support) allied with educational programs on CA recognition targeted at health professionals and caregivers (basic life support knowledge) could improve the prognoses of these patients.

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“…Alberto Novaes Ramos Junior [1] and Andréa Silvestre de Sousa [2], [3] [1]. Federal University of Ceara, School of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.…”

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“…The high morbidity and mortality burden of Chagas disease is unquestionable, both in endemic and non-endemic settings 1,2 . The globalization of the disease is increasingly recognized and has thereby broadened the debate on the right to health, demanding an integrated response between countries [1][2][3] .…”

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“…The globalization of the disease is increasingly recognized and has thereby broadened the debate on the right to health, demanding an integrated response between countries [1][2][3] . Despite its relevance as a public health problem, great failures persist in national health systems in providing access to diagnosis and treatment for affected people [3][4][5][6] .…”

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“…It is estimated that less than 90% of people who need specifi c treatment actually have access to it 1,7 . Primary health care not only plays a central role in the comprehensive care of people with Chagas disease as well as their families and communities; but also, in the surveillance and control of the disease 1 .…”

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