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Trindade AFV, Silva WT, Lima VP, Mendonça VA, Lacerda ACR, Ávila MR, de Oliveira LFF, de Almeida ILGI, Silva KLS, de Oliveira LFL, Carvalho LMS, da Cruz Ferreira PH, de Faria SCC, Mediano MFF, Figueiredo PHS, Costa HS. Assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy using Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire: A validation study. Trop Med Int Health 2024; 29:6-12. [PMID: 37952931 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChC) is the most severe clinical form of Chagas disease and, in association with psychosocial factors, can compromise the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of affected patients. To date, there is no specific instrument to assess the HRQoL of these patients, and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLwHFQ), specific for heart failure, is being used both in research and current clinical practice. Therefore, we aimed to verify the validity of the MLwHFQ in the assessment of HRQoL of patients with ChC. METHODS Fifty patients with ChC (50.6 ± 10.1 years, NYHA I-III) were evaluated. The MLwHFQ, Short-Form of Health Survey (SF-36), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Human Activity Profile (HAP) were applied. All patients underwent echocardiography and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET). RESULTS The MLwHFQ score correlated with almost all SF-36 domains (with r-value ranging from -0.38 to -0.69), except pain (p = 0.118). The MLwHFQ score also correlated with the BDI score (r = 0.748; p < 0.001), HAP score (r = -0.558; p = 0.001), peak oxygen uptake (r = -0.352; p = 0.01), and left ventricular ejection fraction (r = -0.329; p = 0.021). There was no significant difference in the score found on the MLwHFQ among NYHA classes (p = 0.101), as well as between patients with systolic dysfunction (n = 30) and preserved cardiac function (n = 20) (p = 0.058). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the score found on the physical (p = 0.423) and mental (p = 0.858) components of SF-36 between patients with systolic dysfunction and preserved cardiac function (p = 0.271 and p = 0.609, respectively). There was also no difference in the mental component of SF-36 among NYHA classes (p = 0.673). However, the HRQoL using the physical component of SF-36 was worse in advanced NYHA classes (p = 0.014). CONCLUSION MLwHF correlated with most SF-36 HRQoL domains, depressive symptoms, physical activity, and systolic function and seems to be valid in assessing the HRQoL of ChC patients.
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- Ana Flávia Vieira Trindade
- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Postgraduate course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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- Physiotherapy Department, Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brasil
- Postgraduate course of Reabilitação e Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brasil
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Otaviano AP, Cardinalli-Neto A, Nakazone MA, Nogueira PR, Bestetti RB. Prevalence and clinical course of patients with chronic heart failure secondary to chronic Chagas heart disease associated with obstructive coronary artery disease. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2022; 117:279-284. [PMID: 36349617 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
The prevalence and the outcomes of patients with chronic Chagas heart disease with obstructive coronary artery disease (CCHD-CAD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) with precordial chest pain are unsettled. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical course of patients with CHF secondary to CCHD-CAD.
Methods
Patients with positive serology for Chagas disease and systolic CHF were included; those with precordial chest pain and at least two risk factors for CAD underwent coronary arteriogram.
Results
In total 262 patients were included in the investigation; 234 (89%) had CHF secondary to CCHD alone, and 28 (11%) with CHF secondary to CCHD-CAD, as observed at coronary arteriogram. The survival probability of patients with CHF secondary to CCHD alone at 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 mo was 79%, 64%, 54%, 44% and 33%, respectively, whereas survival probability for patients with CHF secondary to CCHD-CAD at 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 mo was 96%, 80%, 71%, 66% and 57%, respectively (p=0.04).
Conclusions
In patients with CCHD with CHF, the prevalence of CAD of 11% is not neglectable in those with precordial chest pain. The outcome for patients with precordial chest pain with CHF secondary to CCHD-CAD is better than that observed in patients with CHF secondary to CCHD alone.
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- Ana Paula Otaviano
- Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
- Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto, 14049-000 , Brazil
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- Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
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- Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
- Post-Graduate Division, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
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- Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
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- Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
- Post-Graduate Division, São José do Rio Preto Medical School , São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000 , Brazil
- Department of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto , Ribeirão Preto, 14096-900 , Brazil
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Bestetti RB, Bocchi EA, Bestetti R, Issa VS, Furlan-Daniel RA, Nakazone MA. Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With COVID-19 and Chronic Chagas Disease: Implications to Prevent a Scourge Still Larger. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:910388. [PMID: 35847824 PMCID: PMC9276991 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.910388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population. Because the high prevalence of COVID-19 and chronic Chagas disease (CCD) where the latter is endemic, all such diseases will likely be observed in the same patient. While COVID-19 can provoke generalized endotheliitis, which can lead to a cytokine storm and a hyper-coagulable state culminating into in-site and at a distance thrombosis. Therefore, small-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, thromboembolism, and arrhythmias are prominent findings in COVID-19. In CCD, small-vessel CAD, cardioembolic stroke, pulmonary embolism, heart failure and arrhythmias are frequently observed as a result of a similar but less intense mechanism. Consequently, the association of CCD and COVID-19 will likely increase the incidence of CVD. Thus, doctors on the frontline should be on the alert for this diagnostic possibility so that the proper treatment can be given without any delay.
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- Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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Medina-Rincón GJ, Gallo-Bernal S, Jiménez PA, Cruz-Saavedra L, Ramírez JD, Rodríguez MJ, Medina-Mur R, Díaz-Nassif G, Valderrama-Achury MD, Medina HM. Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Chronic Manifestations in Chagas Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10111493. [PMID: 34832648 PMCID: PMC8619182 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chronic manifestations of Chagas disease present as disabling and life-threatening conditions affecting mainly the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems. Although meaningful research has outlined the different molecular mechanisms underlying Trypanosoma cruzi’s infection and the host-parasite interactions that follow, prompt diagnosis and treatment remain a challenge, particularly in developing countries and also in those where the disease is considered non-endemic. This review intends to present an up-to-date review of the parasite’s life cycle, genetic diversity, virulence factors, and infective mechanisms, as well as the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options of the main chronic complications of Chagas disease.
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- Germán J. Medina-Rincón
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (S.G.-B.); (M.D.V.-A.); (H.M.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +57-310-817-2369
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (S.G.-B.); (M.D.V.-A.); (H.M.M.)
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Biotecnología-UR (CIMBIUR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (P.A.J.); (L.C.-S.); (J.D.R.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Biotecnología-UR (CIMBIUR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (P.A.J.); (L.C.-S.); (J.D.R.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Biotecnología-UR (CIMBIUR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (P.A.J.); (L.C.-S.); (J.D.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 110131, Colombia; (M.J.R.); (R.M.-M.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 110131, Colombia; (M.J.R.); (R.M.-M.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 111221, Colombia;
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia; (S.G.-B.); (M.D.V.-A.); (H.M.M.)
- Division of Cardiology, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 110131, Colombia; (M.J.R.); (R.M.-M.)
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy: From Romaña Sign to Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10050505. [PMID: 33922366 PMCID: PMC8145478 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10050505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite nearly a century of research and accounting for the highest disease burden of any parasitic disease in the Western Hemisphere, Chagas disease (CD) is still a challenging diagnosis, primarily due to its poor recognition outside of Latin America. Although initially considered endemic to Central and South America, globalization, urbanization, and increased migration have spread the disease worldwide in the last few years, making it a significant public health threat. The international medical community’s apparent lack of interest in this disease that was previously thought to be geographically restricted has delayed research on the complex host–parasite relationship that determines myocardial involvement and its differential behavior from other forms of cardiomyopathy, particularly regarding treatment strategies. Multiple cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to degenerative, inflammatory, and fibrotic myocardial responses have been identified and warrant further research to expand the therapeutic arsenal and impact the high burden attributed to CD. Altogether, cardiac dysautonomia, microvascular disturbances, parasite-mediated myocardial damage, and chronic immune-mediated injury are responsible for the disease’s clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic disease to severe cardiac and gastrointestinal involvement. It is crucial for healthcare workers to better understand CD transmission and disease dynamics, including its behavior on both its acute and chronic phases, to make adequate and evidence-based decisions regarding the disease. This review aims to summarize the most recent information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, screening, and treatment of CD, emphasizing on Chagasic cardiomyopathy’s (Ch-CMP) clinical presentation and pathobiological mechanisms leading to sudden cardiac death.
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Borghi SM, Fattori V, Carvalho TT, Tatakihara VLH, Zaninelli TH, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Ferraz CR, Staurengo-Ferrari L, Casagrande R, Pavanelli WR, Cunha FQ, Cunha TM, Pinge-Filho P, Verri WA. Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production. Front Immunol 2021; 11:539086. [PMID: 33574810 PMCID: PMC7870690 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.539086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The neglected tropical infirmity Chagas disease (CD) presents high mortality. Its etiological agent T. cruzi is transmitted by infected hematophagous insects. Symptoms of the acute phase of the infection include fever, fatigue, body aches, and headache, making diagnosis difficult as they are present in other illnesses as well. Thus, in endemic areas, individuals with undetermined pain may be considered for CD. Although pain is a characteristic symptom of CD, its cellular and molecular mechanisms are unknown except for demonstration of a role for peripheral TNF-α in CD pain. In this study, we evaluate the role of spinal cord glial cells in experimental T. cruzi infection in the context of pain using C57BL/6 mice. Pain, parasitemia, survival, and glial and neuronal function as well as NFκB activation and cytokine/chemokine production were assessed. T. cruzi infection induced chronic mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. Systemic TNF-α and IL-1β peaked 14 days postinfection (p.i.). Infected mice presented increased spinal gliosis and NFκB activation compared to uninfected mice at 7 days p.i. Glial and NFκB inhibitors limited T. cruzi–induced pain. Nuclear phosphorylated NFκB was detected surrounded by glia markers, and glial inhibitors reduced its detection. T. cruzi–induced spinal cord production of cytokines/chemokines was also diminished by glial inhibitors. Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons presented increased activity in infected mice, and the production of inflammatory mediators was counteracted by glial/NFκB inhibitors. The present study unveils the contribution of DRG and spinal cord cellular and molecular events leading to pain in T. cruzi infection, contributing to a better understanding of CD pathology.
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- Sergio M Borghi
- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil.,Center for Research in Health Science, University of Northern Paraná-Unopar, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departament of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, University Hospital, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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Acosta IC, Pérez-Tanoira R, Prieto-Pérez L, Úbeda AC, Álvarez Álvarez B, Antoranz PA, Fernández Guerrero M, Fernández Roblas R, Orejas M, Tomás M, Cariñanos I, Górgolas M. Chagas' heart disease: Descriptive analysis of 141 patients in a hospital of Madrid, Spain. Travel Med Infect Dis 2020; 37:101690. [PMID: 32334089 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spain is the European country with the highest number of Trypanosoma cruzi infected patients. Due to the cardiac complications that these patients can develop, it is of paramount importance to evaluate the value of the different heart diagnostic tools. METHOD In this observational study, we describe the main characteristics and data from electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 141 patients with Chagas' disease attended in a tertiary university hospital in Madrid from 2009 to 2018. RESULTS A total of 50 patients (35.4%) had at least one abnormal cardiac test: 34.2% altered electrocardiogram (40/117), 24.5% altered echocardiogram (27/110) and 9.2% abnormal cardiac MRI (13/41). Of those 13 with a pathological MRI, 53.8% had normal results for any other test. The most frequent alterations observed were hypokinesia with decreased LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction), dilatation of cavities and cardiac fibrosis. Two thirds of patients with abnormal cardiac test were asymptomatic. Altered echocardiogram was found in 43.8% of patients ≥50 years compared to 16.6% under 50 years (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS A transthoracic echocardiogram and a MRI of the heart added a 23.8% increment in diagnosing cardiac pathological findings.
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- Irene Carrillo Acosta
- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Department of Microbiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Cardiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Digestive, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Espinoza B, Martínez I, Schabib-Hany M. First report of family clusters of Chagas disease seropositive blood donors in Mexico City and their epidemiological relevance. Acta Trop 2019; 193:23-30. [PMID: 30771283 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chagas disease is an important health problem in Latin America. Relatives of T. cruzi seropositive donors could also test positive in serological assays. Therefore, the study of Chagas diseases in family clusters has become important to accurately evaluate the problem that this infectious disease represents. OBJECTIVE to investigate family cluster from blood donors, their serological, clinical and epidemiological status. METHODS 53 family clusters consisting of index case and a variable number of relatives were studied. All the participants had ELISA and Western blot assays, as well as, clinical tests including an electrocardiogram and chest x ray. RESULTS We found that 24.52% of the family clusters had at least one T. cruzi seropositive family member, in addition to the blood donor. Importantly, 20.75% of the index cases and 5.0% of the relatives presented pathological manifestations associated to Chagas disease. Several epidemiological conditions are associated to being T. cruzi seropositive. CONCLUSION blood donor's family clusters have several seropositive to T. cruzi members. Mother-child pairs were also seropositive, suggesting vertical transmition. Pathological symptom associated to Chagas Diseases were present in index cases and family member. These results highlight the importance of studying family clusters to clarify the true magnitude of Chagas disease in Mexico.
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Parra-Henao G, Amioka E, Franco-Paredes C, Colborn KL, Henao-Martínez AF. Heart Failure Symptoms and Ecological Factors as Predictors of Chagas Disease Among Indigenous Communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. J Card Fail 2018; 24:864-866. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marín-Oyaga V, Franco-Reyes C, Buitrago-Gómez A, Gutiérrez-Villamil C. Cambios esperables en el estudio isotópico de la perfusión miocárdica en los pacientes con enfermedad de Chagas y arterias coronarias epicárdicas normales. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE CARDIOLOGÍA 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rccar.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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de Oliveira AP, Ayo CM, Mimura KKO, Oliani SM, Bernardo CR, Camargo AVS, Ronchi LS, Borim AA, de Campos Júnior E, Brandão de Mattos CC, Castiglioni L, Bestetti RB, Cavasini CE, de Mattos LC. Plasma concentrations of CCL3 and CCL4 in the cardiac and digestive clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease. Cytokine 2016; 91:51-56. [PMID: 28002786 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma levels of the CCL3 and CCL4 chemokines in patients with the cardiac and digestive clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease and in cardiac patients with and without left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). Plasma samples from 75 patients were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to confirm infection by T. cruzi. Plasma levels of the CCL3 and CCL4 chemokines were measured using Milliplex® MAP assay (Millipore). There were no significant differences in the levels of CCL3 and CCL4 between patients with the digestive and cardiac clinical forms of Chagas disease. Moreover, no significant differences were found between patients without LVSD and those with LVSD. Higher CCL3 and CCL4 plasma levels were found in patients with LVSD compared to those with the digestive form of the disease. The CCL3 and CCL4 chemokines might not be involved in differential susceptibility to the digestive and cardiac clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease, and it seems they do not influence the development of LVSD.
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- Amanda Priscila de Oliveira
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunomorphology Laboratory, Biology Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, 15054-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunomorphology Laboratory, Biology Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, 15054-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Surgery Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Base, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Surgery Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Base, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Surgery Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Base, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Base, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for the Investigation of Microorganisms, Department of Dermatological, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Molecular Biology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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de Oliveira AP, Ayo CM, Bestetti RB, Brandão de Mattos CC, Cavasini CE, de Mattos LC. The role of CCR5 in Chagas disease - a systematic review. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 45:132-137. [PMID: 27539514 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chagas disease is an infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The clinical manifestations result from the chronic forms of the disease: indeterminate, cardiac, digestive or mixed. The pathogenesis of this disease is related to the genetic variability of both the parasite and the host with polymorphisms of genes involved in immune response possibly being involved in the variable clinical course. Cytokines play a key role in regulating immune response, in particular chemokines exert a crucial role in the control of leukocyte migration during the host's response to infectious processes. Furthermore, inflammatory cytokines and chemokines have been implicated in the generation of inflammatory infiltrates and tissue damage. The involvement of the CC Chemokine Receptor 5 (CCR5) in leukocyte migration to sites of inflammation has been elucidated and this receptor has been investigated in Chagas disease. Here we review the role of CCR5 in T. cruzi infection as well as its importance in the pathogenesis of the Chagas disease.
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- Amanda P de Oliveira
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Cardiologia e Cirurgia Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação de Microrganismos, Departamento de Doenças Dermatológicas, Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Physicians working in Europe and the United States should suspect Chagas heart failure in every patient coming from Latin America with chronic heart failure. Diagnosis should be confirmed by positive serology. Right bundle branch block and left anterior fascicular block on 12-lead electrocardiogram, enlarged cardiac silhouette with no pulmonary congestion on chest X-ray and left ventricular apical aneurysm on echocardiography are the distinctive features of this condition. The clinical course is poorer than that of non-Chagas heart failure; however, medical treatment is similar. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are useful in the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy can be given to patients on optimal medical therapy and with lengthened QRS complex. Heart transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage Chagas heart failure.
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Genetic Susceptibility to Cardiac and Digestive Clinical Forms of Chronic Chagas Disease: Involvement of the CCR5 59029 A/G Polymorphism. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141847. [PMID: 26599761 PMCID: PMC4657911 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The clinical manifestations of chronic Chagas disease include the cardiac form of the disease and the digestive form. Not all the factors that act in the variable clinical course of this disease are known. This study investigated whether the CCR5Δ32 (rs333) and CCR5 59029 A/G (promoter region--rs1799987) polymorphisms of the CCR5 gene are associated with different clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease and with the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic Chagas heart disease (CCHD). The antibodies anti-T. cruzi were identified by ELISA. PCR and PCR-RFLP were used to identify the CCR5Δ32 and CCR5 59029 A/G polymorphisms. The chi-square test was used to compare variables between groups. There was a higher frequency of the AA genotype in patients with CCHD compared with patients with the digestive form of the disease and the control group. The results also showed a high frequency of the AG genotype in patients with the digestive form of the disease compared to the other groups. The results of this study show that the CCR5Δ32 polymorphism does not seem to influence the different clinical manifestations of Chagas disease but there is involvement of the CCR5 59029 A/G polymorphism in susceptibility to the different forms of chronic Chagas disease. Besides, these polymorphisms do not influence left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with CCHD.
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Ayo CM, Oliveira APD, Camargo AVDS, Mattos CCBD, Bestetti RB, Mattos LCD. Association of the Functional MICA-129 Polymorphism With the Severity of Chronic Chagas Heart Disease. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 61:1310-3. [PMID: 26129751 PMCID: PMC4583584 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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MICA-129 polymorphism affects the binding affinity of MICA molecules with the NKG2D receptor and influences effector cell function. The genotype met/met was associated with the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with chronic Chagas heart disease, while the val/val genotype was associated with the absence of LVSD.
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- Departamento de Cardiologia e Cirurgia Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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