Coronary microvascular disease in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy including an overview on history, pathology, and other proposed pathogenic mechanisms.

• Main Authors: Marcos A Rossi (Author), Herbert B Tanowitz (Author), Lygia M Malvestio (Author), Mara R Celes (Author), Erica C Campos (Author), Valdecir Blefari (Author), Cibele M Prado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review focuses on the short and bewildered history of Brazilian scientist Carlos Chagas's discovery and subsequent developments, the anatomopathological features of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), an overview on the controversies surrounding theories concerning its pathogenesis, and s...