Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator prevents sudden death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy in the Brazilian Amazon
Couceiro, Katia do Nascimento; Ortiz, Jessica Vanina; Silva, Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e; Sousa, Débora Raysa Teixeira de; Souza, Kenny Rodrigues de; Alencar, Gabriela Maciel; Magalhães, Laylah Kelre Costa; Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa; Ferreira, João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa; Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 54: e0480-2020, 2021. graf
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Inglês
| LILACS | ID: biblio-1155588
Abstract Chagas disease (CD), with approximately 10,000 deaths annually, has become a worldwide health problem. Approximately 35% of cases may show cardiac manifestations such as arrhythmias and/or conduction disorders, heart failure, thromboembolic accidents, and sudden death. The Amazon region has long been considered a non-endemic area for CD; however, in the last decades, with an increase in the number of acute and chronic cases, disease evolution has received greater attention. Here, we report the successful implementation of a cardioverter-defibrillator for the prevention of sudden death in a patient with autochthonous Chagas cardiomyopathy in the Brazilian Amazon.
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