Chagas heart disease is a common cause of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in Latin America. It is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes acute myopericarditis and a more chronic fibrosing cardiomyopathy. In most studies, the most common overall cause of death is sudden cardiac arrest from arrhythmias (55–60%), followed by heart failure (25–30%) and embolic events (10–15%). implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks save lives from ventricular arrhythmias but are painful and associated with accelerated patterns of heart failure and death. Catheter […]