Prognostic value of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels have been shown to be lower in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChC) than in patients with non-dilated chagasic cardiomyopathy. However, its prognostic value was not established in patients with ChC. METHODS Forty-nine patients w...

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Main Authors: Henrique S Costa, Marcia Maria O Lima, Pedro Henrique S Figueiredo, Patrícia M Martinelli, Elizabeth RS Camargos, Ana Thereza Chaves, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Manoel Otavio C Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2018-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018001000300&lng=en&tlng=en