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Use of tissue doppler imaging for the early detection of myocardial dysfunction in patients with the indeterminate form of Chagas disease
Fil: Cianciulli, TomĂĄs Francisco. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: Saccheri, MarĂa Cristina. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: Papantoniou, Alonso. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: MĂ©ndez, Ricardo JosĂ©. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: Gagliardi, Juan Alberto. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: Prado, Nilda Graciela. ANLIS Dr.C.G.MalbrĂĄn. Instituto Nacional de ParasitologĂa; Argentina.Fil: Riarte, Adelina. ANLIS Dr.C.G.MalbrĂĄn. Instituto Nacional de ParasitologĂa; Argentina.Fil: Morita, Luis Alberto. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: ClĂ©rici, Javier Eduardo. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Fil: Lax, Jorge Alberto. Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich"; Argentina.Chagas disease is one of the most common diseases in Latin America and heart involvement is the main cause of death. This study aimed to determine differences in tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) parameters in the assessment left and right ventricular function in patients with the indeterminate form of Chagas disease compared to those in healthy controls