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Chagas cardiomyopathy

MedGen UID:
868
Concept ID:
C0007930
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cardiomyopathy, Chagas; Cardiomyopathy, Chagas'; Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis; Chagas Cardiomyopathy; Chagas' Cardiomyopathy; Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT: Chagas' disease with heart involvement (998008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005491

Definition

A dilated cardiomyopathy caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Patients may present with heart block, congestive heart failure, or anginal symptoms. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Santos É, Menezes Falcão L
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020 May;39(5):279-289. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2019.12.006. PMID: 32532535
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Benck L, Kransdorf E, Patel J
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):131. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1077-5. PMID: 30311008

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vieira JL, Távora FRF, Sobral MGV, Vasconcelos GG, Almeida GPL, Fernandes JR, da Escóssia Marinho LL, de Mendonça Trompieri DF, De Souza Neto JD, Mejia JAC
Curr Cardiol Rep 2019 Feb 12;21(2):8. doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1095-y. PMID: 30747287
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Benck L, Kransdorf E, Patel J
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):131. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1077-5. PMID: 30311008
Trachtenberg BH, Hare JM
Circ Res 2017 Sep 15;121(7):803-818. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310221. PMID: 28912184
Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA
Lancet 2010 Apr 17;375(9723):1388-402. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60061-X. PMID: 20399979

Diagnosis

Echavarría NG, Echeverría LE, Stewart M, Gallego C, Saldarriaga C
Curr Probl Cardiol 2021 Mar;46(3):100507. Epub 2019 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2019.100507. PMID: 31983471
Santos É, Menezes Falcão L
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020 May;39(5):279-289. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2019.12.006. PMID: 32532535
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Benck L, Kransdorf E, Patel J
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):131. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1077-5. PMID: 30311008
Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA
Lancet 2010 Apr 17;375(9723):1388-402. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60061-X. PMID: 20399979

Therapy

Santos É, Menezes Falcão L
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020 May;39(5):279-289. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2019.12.006. PMID: 32532535
Echeverria LE, Morillo CA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Mar;33(1):119-134. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.015. PMID: 30712757
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Trachtenberg BH, Hare JM
Circ Res 2017 Sep 15;121(7):803-818. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310221. PMID: 28912184
Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA
Lancet 2010 Apr 17;375(9723):1388-402. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60061-X. PMID: 20399979

Prognosis

Jimenez A, Winokur EJ
Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2023 Jul-Aug 01;42(4):202-210. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000590. PMID: 37219474
Santos É, Menezes Falcão L
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020 May;39(5):279-289. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2019.12.006. PMID: 32532535
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Brito BOF, Ribeiro ALP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018 Sep-Oct;51(5):570-577. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0184-2018. PMID: 30304260
Trachtenberg BH, Hare JM
Circ Res 2017 Sep 15;121(7):803-818. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310221. PMID: 28912184

Clinical prediction guides

Guevara Moctezuma EI, Smith Doria S, Ortiz JV, Teixeira de Sousa DR, Mwangi VI, do Nascimento Couceiro K, Brandão ARJ, Guerra JAO, Vale Barbosa Guerra MDG, Barbosa Bemfica Ferreira JM
Front Public Health 2023;11:1284639. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1284639. PMID: 38089032Free PMC Article
Velasco A, Morillo CA
J Nucl Cardiol 2020 Apr;27(2):445-451. Epub 2018 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s12350-018-1361-1. PMID: 30022404
Bonney KM, Luthringer DJ, Kim SA, Garg NJ, Engman DM
Annu Rev Pathol 2019 Jan 24;14:421-447. Epub 2018 Oct 24 doi: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-020117-043711. PMID: 30355152Free PMC Article
Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, Bern C, Bolger AF, Echeverría LE, Dutra WO, Gascon J, Morillo CA, Oliveira-Filho J, Ribeiro ALP, Marin-Neto JA; American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000599. PMID: 30354432
Brito BOF, Ribeiro ALP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018 Sep-Oct;51(5):570-577. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0184-2018. PMID: 30304260

Recent systematic reviews

Mazzoli-Rocha F, Diniz CP, Rezende DPR, Mendes FSNS, Hasslocher-Moreno AM, Sousa AS, Saraiva RM, Borghi-Silva A, Mediano MFF, Alexandre DJA
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2023;56:0389. Epub 2023 Dec 8 doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0389-2023. PMID: 38088665Free PMC Article
Cutshaw MK, Sciaudone M, Bowman NM
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2023 Apr 5;108(4):791-800. Epub 2023 Feb 27 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0630. PMID: 36848894Free PMC Article
Chadalawada S, Rassi A Jr, Samara O, Monzon A, Gudapati D, Vargas Barahona L, Hyson P, Sillau S, Mestroni L, Taylor M, da Consolação Vieira Moreira M, DeSanto K, Agudelo Higuita NI, Franco-Paredes C, Henao-Martínez AF
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Dec;8(6):5466-5481. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13648. PMID: 34716744Free PMC Article
Rojas LZ, Glisic M, Pletsch-Borba L, Echeverría LE, Bramer WM, Bano A, Stringa N, Zaciragic A, Kraja B, Asllanaj E, Chowdhury R, Morillo CA, Rueda-Ochoa OL, Franco OH, Muka T
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Jun;12(6):e0006567. Epub 2018 Jun 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006567. PMID: 29897909Free PMC Article
Pereira Júnior Cde B, Markman Filho B
Arq Bras Cardiol 2014 Jun;102(6):602-10. Epub 2014 Jun 6 doi: 10.5935/abc.20140068. PMID: 25004422Free PMC Article

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