Abstract
Chagas disease-associated cardiomyopathy is clinically similar to other causes of cardiomyopathy and, therefore, the diagnosis can be easily overlooked. We found a 13% point prevalence of Chagas disease in a sample of New York City immigrants with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Keywords:
Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; United States; cardiomyopathy.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / epidemiology*
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / etiology*
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / pathology
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy / epidemiology*
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy / pathology*
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Emigrants and Immigrants*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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New York City / epidemiology
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Prevalence