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8948690

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
In a general hospital located in the southern Pacific coast of Mexico, an endemic area for Chagas' disease, we performed a survey among people attending the outpatient Cardiology clinic. From 8640 patients we selected 158 who had potential exposure to Triatomine bugs, the vector of Tripanosoma cruzi. Sixty patients had: congestive heart failure or abnormal cardiac rythm or conduction defects. All of them had evidence for anti T. cruzi antibodies. A diagnosis of chronic Chagasic cardiopathy (CCC) was established. A systematic radiological survey disclosed esophageal or colonic dilatation in 17% of those patients suffering CCC. There is evidence of advanced Chagas' disease in this part of Mexico. The parasitic condition evolves to a chronic stage. A multicentric study to measure the magnitude of this health hazard is needed. The general practicioners should be informed about this condition.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0020-3785
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy. Report of 60 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Hospital General Vicente Guerrero IMSS, Acapulco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract