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Chagasic cardiomyopathy, from acute to chronic: is this mediated by host susceptibility factors?
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Sept 2012
Henao-Martínez Andrés F, Schwartz David A, Yang Ivana V
Abstract excerpt
Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the main contributor to morbidity and mortality among individuals chronically infected with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. However, cardiomyopathy develops in fewer than one-third of these patients. Among the different mechanisms to explain this variability are environmental factors, T. cruzi genetic diversity, and host susceptibility. CCC is the culmination of...
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