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A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Maria Eduarda Derenne, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Sérgio Salles Xavier, Ilan Gottlieb
Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Maria Eduarda Derenne, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Sérgio Salles Xavier, Ilan Gottlieb
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170113
A 47-year old previously healthy male presented fever and malaise for 30 days. Chagas’ disease was diagnosed by direct visualization of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites at thick blood smear (). Benznidazole was started and symptoms gradually subsided. At presentation, the patient had low QRS voltage and primary repolarization abnormalities on ECG, normal troponin level, moderate pericardial effusion and normal systolic function of both ventricles on echocardiogram. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) using a 3T system (Verio, Siemens Healthcare) was performed five days […]
Keywords: Acute Chagas’ Myocarditis; Parametric Mapping