Prevalence of Chagas Disease in a U.S. Population of Latin American Immigrants with Conduction Abnormalities on Electrocardiogram.

• Main Authors: Mahmoud I Traina (Author), Salvador Hernandez (Author), Daniel R Sanchez (Author), Jalal Dufani (Author), Mohsin Salih (Author), Adieb M Abuhamidah (Author), Wilman Olmedo (Author), Jason S Bradfield (Author), Colin J Forsyth (Author), Sheba K Meymandi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease (CD) affects over six million people and is a leading cause of cardiomyopathy in Latin America. Given recent migration trends, there is a large population at risk in the United States (US). Early stage cardiac involvement from CD usually presents with conduction abnormalities on elect...