Chagas Disease-induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most common cause of death in patients with Chagas disease (ChD). There are over 300,000 ChD-infected individuals living in the United States, of whom 10–15% have undiagnosed Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCM). CCM patients have a higher risk of SCD compared to non-CCM pat...

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Main Authors: Michael M. Neeki, Michelle Park, Karan Sandhu, Kathryn Seiler, Jake Toy, Massoud Rabiei, Sasikanth Adigoupula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-10-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/75p2f4v8