Author/Authors :
Shehadeh, Malik Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D. C, USA , Barac, Ana Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D. C, USA , Marcus, Rachel Medstar union Memorial Hospital and Latin American Society of Chagas (LASOCHA), USA
Abstract :
Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the most common cause of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in endemic Latin American
countries. Immigrants to the United States suffer from this disease, but it is underrecognized. We describe the three hallmark
clinical presentations: stroke, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure, which should prompt suspicion for CCC.
