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Arch. cardiol. Méx ; Arch. cardiol. Méx;81(3): 204-207, oct.-sept. 2011. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-685327

ABSTRACT

Se desconoce la prevalencia de cardiopatía chagásica crónica como causa de miocardiopatía dilatada en el estado de Campeche, por lo que se decidió estudiar la prevalencia de serología positiva para Trypanosoma cruzi en pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de miocardiopatía dilatada. De un total de 127 enfermos diagnosticados con miocardiopatía dilatada, se estudiaron 91 con dos pruebas serológicas positivas para Trypanosoma cruzi. Se identificaron 14 casos positivos para una prevalencia de cardiopatía chagásica crónica de 15%. Esta prevalencia es similar a la informada para el resto de la península de Yucatán.


The prevalence of chronic Chagas' heart disease as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy is unknown in the State of Campeche, Mexico. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of positive serology for Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with clinical diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. Of a total of 127 patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, we studied 91 with two positive serological tests for T. cruzi. We identified 14 positive cases for a prevalence of 15 % of chronic Chagas' heart disease. This prevalence is similar to that reported for the rest of the Yucatan Peninsula.


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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Antibodies, Protozoan/blood , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/blood , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/blood , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/epidemiology , Trypanosoma cruzi/immunology , Chronic Disease , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/complications , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/complications , Mexico/epidemiology , Prevalence , Seroepidemiologic Studies
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