Perspectives on Trypanosoma cruzi –Induced Heart Disease (Chagas Disease)

• Published in: Progress in cardiovascular diseases Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 524 - 539
• Main Authors: Tanowitz, Herbert B, Machado, Fabiana S, Jelicks, Linda A, Shirani, Jamshid, Campos de Carvalho, Antonio C, Spray, David C, Factor, Stephen M, Kirchhoff, Louis V, Weiss, Louis M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Animals; Brazil; Cardiovascular; Chagas Cardiomyopathy - diagnostic imaging; Chagas Cardiomyopathy - epidemiology; Chagas Cardiomyopathy - immunology; Chagas Cardiomyopathy - parasitology; Chagas Cardiomyopathy - pathology; Chagas Disease - epidemiology; Chagas Disease - parasitology; Endemic Diseases - prevention & control; Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Life Cycle Stages; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Muscle Cells - parasitology; South America - epidemiology; Trypanosoma cruzi - growth & development; Ultrasonography

Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi . It is a common cause of heart disease in endemic areas of Latin America. The year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of T cruzi infection and Chagas disease by the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas. Chagasic cardiomyopathy d...