Complete Resolution of Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Acute Chagas Myocarditis
AUTOR(ES)
Valle, Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes Rossette do
FONTE
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
07/03/2019
RESUMO
Abstract We present a case of a female adolescent with severe acute Chagas myocarditis, acquired by oral transmission in an endemic area in the Brazilian western Amazon, who had electrocardiographic changes normalized after empirical treatment with the antiparasitic drug benznidazole combined with conventional treatment for severe heart failure.
