Clinical, epidemiologic and therapeutic considerations on Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy
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Introduction: The Chagas Disease is a zoonosis caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, three phases are clinically recognized: acute, indeterminate and chronic, the Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy is the main manifestation of the chronic phase. Objective: To know the main clinical, epidemiologic characteristics and the therapeutics of the admitted patients with Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy diagnosis in the Integral Diagnostic Center of Bejuma, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Method: An observational descriptive, cross sectional study was carried out from September 1rst, 2007 to August 31, 2009, the work universe was constituted by 395 patients older than 18 years admited in the period mentioned before, the sample was constituted by 43 patients. Results: the masculine sex was the most affected and the age group of 76 years and more was the one that prevailed in both sexes; 72.0% of patients do not remember to have got sting for the vinchuca; the peripheral edemas and exertional dyspnea were the main clinical manifestation; the more frequent electrocardiography alteration was the right Bundle-Branch Block; the inhibiting of angiotensin-converting enzyme and the loop diuretics were the most used medicines. Conclusions: Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy constituted 10.8% of all admited cases, most of the patients infected with Trypanosoma cruzi did not know that they were suffering this disease and those who knew it do not know the risk of sudden death for arrhythmias.Downloads
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