Morte súbita em Doença de Chagas conceitos atuais e perspectivas de novos avanços / Sudden cardiac death in Chagas Heart Disease- current concepts and perspectives for new advances
RELAMPA, Rev. Lat.-Am. Marcapasso Arritm
; 31(4): 133-137, out.-dez. 2018.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-999084
Responsible library:
BR44.1
Localization: BR44.1
RESUMO
A Doença de Chagas atinge milhões de pessoas na América Latina e a evolução para cardiopatia crônica tem como seu principal desfecho a morte súbita cardíaca (MSC). Neste artigo, revisamos, sob a luz da medicina baseada em evidências, os principais aspectos sobre marcadores prognósticos clínicos e de imagem (especificamente a análise da fibrose em ressonância magnética) e terapêutica existente no tratamento e prevenção da MSC, como terapia farmacológica, evidências sobre dispositivos implantáveis e tratamento invasivo de arritmias ventriculares
ABSTRACT
Chagas disease affects millions of people in Latin America and its evolution to heart disease has the sudden cardiac death (SCD) as one main outcome. In this article, we sought to review the essential evidence-based aspects about prognostic markers and treatments for SCD, including farmacological treatment, use of implantable devices and invasive treatment of ventricular arrhthymias
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Chagas Disease
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Neglected Diseases
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Chagas Disease
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Cardiovascular Disease
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Chagas Cardiomyopathy
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac
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Chagas Disease
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
RELAMPA, Rev. Lat.-Am. Marcapasso Arritm
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR