Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2024 Apr;35(4):685-687.
doi: 10.1111/jce.16225. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Ventricular tachycardia in Chagas disease patients: Our worst nightmare

Cristiano F Pisani  1 , Mauricio Scanavacca  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Ventricular tachycardia in Chagas disease patients: Our worst nightmare

Cristiano F Pisani et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chagas disease; mortality; risk stratification; ventricular arrhythmia.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

REFERENCES

    1. Marin‐Neto JA, Rassi A, Oliveira Jr, GMM, et al. SBC guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiomyopathy of chagas disease – 2023. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2023;120(6):e20230269.
    1. Marin‐Neto JA, Cunha‐Neto E, Maciel BC, Simões MV. Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas heart disease. Circulation. 2007;115(9):1109‐1123.
    1. Rassi A, Rassi Jr, A, Little WC, et al. Development and validation of a risk score for predicting death in Chagas' heart disease. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(8):799‐808.
    1. Romero J, Velasco A, Pisani CF, et al. Advanced therapies for ventricular arrhythmias in patients with Chagasic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021;77(9):1225‐1242.
    1. Scanavacca MI, Pisani CF, Salvajoli B, et al. Stereotactic body radiation therapy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia in chagas disease: first case in Latin America. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2023;120(2):e20220614.

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources