Pacemaker Implants in Children and Adolescents with Chagas Disease in Brazil: 18-Year Incidence

Abstract Background: Chagas disease continues to be a serious public health problem, and accounts for 25-30% of the indications for cardiac stimulation in Brazil. Objective: To assess clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with Chagas disease, younger than 18 years, who had under...

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Main Authors: Carolina Christianini Mizzaci, Thiago Gonçalves Schroder e Souza, Gabriel Pelegrineti Targueta, Ana Paula Frederico Tótora, Juan Carlos Pachón Mateos, José Carlos Pachon Mateos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017000600546&lng=en&tlng=en