Complete Resolution of Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Acute Chagas Myocarditis

Complete Resolution of Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Acute Chagas Myocarditis

Abstract We present a case of a female adolescent with severe acute Chagas myocarditis, acquired by oral transmission in an endemic area in the Brazilian western Amazon, who had electrocardiographic changes normalized after empirical treatment with the antiparasitic drug benznidazole combined with conventional treatment for severe heart failure.

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Main Authors: Valle,Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes Rossette do, Abreu,Luiz Carlos de, Barros,Raimundo Barbosa, Raimundo,Rodrigo Daminello, Riera,Andrés Ricardo Pérez, Sorpreso,Isabel
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-56472019000500546
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