Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Chagas Disease Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Zendy

Henrique Turin Moreira | Zendy; Gustavo Jardim Volpe | Zendy; José Antônio MarinNeto | Zendy; Bharath AmbaleVenkatesh | Zendy; Chike C. Nwabuo | Zendy; Henrique Simão Trad | Zendy; Minna Moreira Dias Romano | Zendy; Antônio PazinFilho | Zendy; Benedito Carlos Maciel | Zendy; João A.C. Lima | Zendy; André Schmidt | Zendy

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Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Chagas Disease Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author(s) -

Henrique Turin Moreira,

Gustavo Jardim Volpe,

José Antônio MarinNeto,

Bharath AmbaleVenkatesh,

Chike C. Nwabuo,

Henrique Simão Trad,

Minna Moreira Dias Romano,

Antônio PazinFilho,

Benedito Carlos Maciel,

João A.C. Lima,

André Schmidt

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.116.005571

Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , ejection fraction , chagas disease , cardiomyopathy , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , heart failure , systole , heart disease , magnetic resonance imaging , blood pressure , diastole , pathology , radiology

Right ventricular (RV) impairment is postulated to be responsible for prominent systemic congestion in Chagas disease. However, occurrence of primary RV dysfunction in Chagas disease remains controversial. We aimed to study RV systolic function in patients with Chagas disease using cardiac magnetic resonance.

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