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Abstract INTRODUCTION: We investigated the occurrence of coronary sinus abnormalities in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease (CD). METHODS: Differences between the maximum and minimum diameters of the coronary sinus (∆%) on echocardiography were evaluated in individuals with the indeterminate form of CD (n=14) and those without (n=16) CD. The association of the difference with abnormalities detected by echocardiography and myocardial scintigraphy was assessed. RESULTS: The mean Δ% values did not differ significantly between the groups. There was no correlation of the measurements with echocardiographic and myocardial scintigraphy findings. CONCLUSIONS: The coronary sinus evaluation revealed no differences between the groups.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging , Coronary Sinus/diagnostic imaging , Echocardiography , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/physiopathology , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology , Coronary Sinus/physiopathology , Coronary Sinus/parasitologyABSTRACT
Neste texto apresentamos um breve histórico dos Encontros de Aracnólogos do Cone Sul (EACS), uma reunião de aracnólogos sul americanos realizada a cada dois anos desde 1997. Os dados foram obtidos a partir dos livros de resumos e mostram a importância dessas reuniões para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa em aracnologia na América do Sul.
Here we present a brief history of the "Encontros de Aracnólogos do Cone Sul (EACS)", a meeting of mostly South American arachnologists held every two years since 1997. Data compiled from the abstract books show how these meetings have contributed towards the development of South American arachnological research.