Journal article
Case Report: Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome in Chagas Disease
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.102(4), pp.797-799
04/01/2020
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0920
PMCID: PMC7124900
PMID: 32043461
Abstract
Chronic Chagas heart disease has different clinical manifestations including arrhythmias, heart failure, and stroke. Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms and when associated with changes in the electrocardiogram, such as T-wave changes, electrically inactive areas, and segmental wall motion abnormalities, may lead to a misdiagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Here, we describe two patients with Chagas heart disease and syncope due to sustained ventricular tachycardia who were misdiagnosed with ACS, and discuss the role of novel imaging modalities in the differential diagnosis and risk stratification.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Case Report: Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome in Chagas Disease
- Creators
- Renata Junqueira Moll-Bernardes - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationRoberto Magalhaes Saraiva - Fundação Oswaldo CruzRenee Sarmento de oliveira - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationMartha Valeria Tavares Pinheiro - DOr Inst Res & Educ IDOR, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilGabriel Cordeiro Camargo - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationAdriana Soares Xavier de Brito - DOr Inst Res & Educ IDOR, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilSergio Altino de Almeida - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationFabio Paiva Rossini de Siqueira - DOr Inst Res & Educ IDOR, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilFernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes - Fundação Oswaldo CruzRodrigo Minati Barbosa - Natl Inst Cardiol INC, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilSergio Salles Xavier - Fundação Oswaldo CruzPaulo Henrique Rosado de Castro - DOr Inst Res & Educ IDOR, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilAndrea Silvestre de Sousa - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.102(4), pp.797-799
- DOI
- 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0920
- PMID
- 32043461
- PMCID
- PMC7124900
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Trop Med Hyg
- ISSN
- 0002-9637
- eISSN
- 1476-1645
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Trop Med & Hygiene
- Number of pages
- 3
- Grant note
- VPPCB-007-FIO-18-2-10-30 / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, INOVA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9985143126002771
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