MICROCIRCULATION AND CHAGAS' DISEASE: HYPOTHESIS AND RECENT RESULTS


Autoria(s): RAMOS,Simone G.; ROSSI,Marcos A.
Data(s)

01/03/1999

Resumo

This review focuses on studies that support the microvascular hypothesis, as well as on immunological and neurogenic mechanisms, and the role of the parasite itself, to explain further the pathology and clinical course of myocardial involvement in chagasic cardiomyopathy. The salient features of coronary microcirculation and Chagas' disease are discussed.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651999000200011

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.41 n.2 1999

Palavras-Chave #Microcirculation #Chagas' disease #Cardiopathy #Review
Tipo

journal article