Svensk definition
Hjärtmuskelsjukdom med överledningsdefekter och hjärtförstoring typiska för slutfasen av Chagas sjukdom.
Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Chagas kardiomyopati
Engelsk definition
A disease of the CARDIAC MUSCLE developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as MYOCARDITIS (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced CHAGAS DISEASE include conduction defects (HEART BLOCK) and CARDIOMEGALY.
Svenska synonymer
Kardiomyopati, Chagas — Chagas myokardit — Kardiovaskulär trypanosomias
Engelska synonymer
Cardiomyopathy, Chagas — Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular — Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis — Chagas' Cardiomyopathy — Cardiomyopathy, Chagas' — Myocarditis, Chagas