Myocardial Involvement in Chagas Disease and Insulin Resistance: A Non-Metabolic Model of Cardiomyopathy

• Main Authors: Luis E. Echeverría (Author), Lyda Z. Rojas (Author), Luis A. López (Author), Oscar L. Rueda-Ochoa (Author), Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa (Author), Carlos A. Morillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Heart failure (HF) and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) represent two chronic interrelated conditions accounting for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Insulin resistance (IR) has been identified as a risk factor for HF; however, the risk of IR that HF confers has not been wel...