2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822010000600022
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A lesão apical em cardiopatas chagásicos crônicos: estudo necroscópico

Abstract: RESUMOIntrodução: A lesão apical ventricular é típica da cardiopatia chagásica e sua presença representa risco de fenômenos tromboembólicos. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a frequência de LA à necropsia de portadores de cardiopatia chagásica crônica. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva de necropsias de chagásicos maiores que 17 anos. Efetuada análise estatística comparativa das variáveis clínicas e dos achados necroscópicos entre o grupo A (com lesão apical) e o grupo B (ausência de lesão apical). Resultados: … Show more

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“…The most serious clinical manifestation of Chagas' disease is cardiac involvement reaching 25-30% of those infected and may lead to CI, cardiac rhythm disturbance and thrombus-electrolyte phenomena. 28 The overall prevalence of multifactorial genetic inheritance for CVD was 77.8%, which is higher than that found in Rio de Janeiro State (49.4%). 7 Although a large percentage of the sample is SAH (79.6%), the average values of sodium found are within the reference values.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…The most serious clinical manifestation of Chagas' disease is cardiac involvement reaching 25-30% of those infected and may lead to CI, cardiac rhythm disturbance and thrombus-electrolyte phenomena. 28 The overall prevalence of multifactorial genetic inheritance for CVD was 77.8%, which is higher than that found in Rio de Janeiro State (49.4%). 7 Although a large percentage of the sample is SAH (79.6%), the average values of sodium found are within the reference values.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…Unlike the ECG, echocardiography is a dynamic test that requires experience. Even in specialised centres, major disparities between echocardiographic features and post-mortem lesions have been described in Chagas disease patients [27]. However, we were able to identify with echocardiography eight of cardiac abnormalities that would not have been picked up through ECG results alone.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…Congestive heart failure and sudden cardiac death are the main causes of death among chagasic patients. The average prevalence of malignant arrhythmias in these patients is unknown, but risk factors have been identified: regional contractile abnormalities and mild left ventricle dysfunction [12] , apical lesions [13] , moderate or severe LV systolic dysfunction [14] , exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmia [15] , non-sustained ventricular arrhythmia [16] , New York Heart Association functional class Ⅲ-Ⅳ and absence of β-blocker treatment [17] . According to the Ⅰ Latin American guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas cardiomyopathy [18] , the patient's drug therapy would have the following classes of recommendation and levels of evidence: angiotensin receptor blocker (I-C); β-blocker, oral anticoagulants (I-C); amiodarone (I-B); and nitrate (Ⅱa-C).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%