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American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease): an unrecognised cause of stroke
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- Published on: 16 April 2003
- Published on: 16 April 2003Ischemic stroke in chagasic patientsShow More
Dear Editor
We read with interest the paper by Carod-Artal et al.[1] that showed the relevance of Chagas' disease as a stroke risk factor in patients of South American origin.
They also confirmed a textbook view [2] (not demonstrated until this paper) that cardioembolism is the main cause of stoke in Chagas' disease (52%). This reflects in part the underlying chagasic cardiomyopathy, characterised by...
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