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Descriptor
English
:
Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
miocardiopatía chagásica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cardiomiopatia Chagásica
Synonyms
English
:
Cardiomyopathy, Chagas
Cardiomyopathy, Chagas'
Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis
Chagas' Cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis, Chagas
Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular
Tree Number:
C03.752.300.900.200.190
C14.280.238.190
Definition
English
:
A
disease
of the CARDIAC MUSCLE developed subsequent to the initial protozoan
infection
by
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
. After
infection
, less than 10% develop acute illness such as
MYOCARDITIS
(mostly in
children
). The
disease
then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced
CHAGAS DISEASE
include
conduction
defects (
HEART BLOCK
) and
CARDIOMEGALY.
History Note
English
:
81
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2641
Unique Identifier:
D002598
Occurrence in VHL
:
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