Measurement of multiple cytokines for discrimination and risk stratification in patients with Chagas' disease and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

• Main Authors: Yong Wang (Author), Niels Wessel (Author), Franziska Kohse (Author), Adnan Khan (Author), Heinz-Peter Schultheiss (Author), Maria da Consolaҫão V Moreira (Author), Thomas Walther (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas' disease (CD), caused by the hemoflagellate protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in most countries of Latin America. Heart failure (HF) is often a late manifestation of chronic CD, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Inflammatory processes mediated by cytokines play...