Morphological and functional cardiac alterations in children with congenital Zika syndrome and severe neurological deficits.

• Main Authors: Imara Correia de Queiroz Barbosa (Author), Luizabel de Paula Gomes (Author), Israel Nilton de Almeida Feitosa (Author), Luís Fábio Barbosa Botelho (Author), Bruno Robalinho Cavalcanti Barbosa (Author), Alex Barbosa (Author), André Telis de Vilela Araújo (Author), Marcelo Dantas Tavares de Melo (Author), Adriana Suely de Oliveira Melo (Author), Vera Maria Cury Salemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes fetal microcephaly and brain damage. Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) is characterized by systemic involvement with diffuse muscle impairment, a high frequency of arthrogryposis, and microphthalmia. Cardiac impairment in CZS...