The Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Suspect CCC in patients with new left ventricular dysfunction, especially in those with a travel history to endemic areas. Multimodality imaging helps characterize myocardial fibrosis/scar and exclude alternative etiologies. CCC carries high arrhythmic risk, and patients should be assessed for advanced therapies.
Authors
- Miar Elaskandrany
- David T. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5213-1227)
- Diana López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6335-9625)
- Ana Carolina do A. H. de Souza
- Jorge A. Alvarez
- Sara Rendell
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105747
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00