Chagas disease associated with higher in-hospital mortality in adults hospitalized with heart failure
Heart Failure Patients With Chagas Face Higher Death Risk In Hospital
This cohort study analyzed 910,128 heart failure hospitalizations within the Brazilian Unified Health System. Adults with Chagas disease had…
A massive study of nearly a million patients reveals that Chagas disease makes heart failure much more deadly inside the hospital.
Systematic review finds evidence gap for amiodarone in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy
Review finds major research gap on heart drug amiodarone for Chagas disease
A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of 52 articles identified a significant literature gap regarding amiodarone therapy for chroni…
A review of 52 studies found a significant lack of rigorous clinical research on using the heart drug amiodarone for Chagas cardiomyopathy. …
Case report describes likely first autochthonous Chagas disease case in Missouri blood donor
Blood donor in Missouri tests positive for Chagas disease, likely first local case
A case report describes a blood donor in Missouri with a positive screening result for Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies. The authors classify th…
A Missouri blood donor likely represents the first local case of Chagas disease, a parasite usually found in Latin America.