Chagas disease in Latin American immigrants with dilated cardiomyopathy in New York City.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Chagas disease-associated cardiomyopathy is clinically similar to other causes of cardiomyopathy and, therefore, the diagnosis can be easily overlooked. We found a 13% point prevalence of Chagas disease in a sample of New York City immigrants with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Chagas Cardiomyopathy
- Emigrants and Immigrants