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In Brazil, chronic cases of Chagas disease (CD) remain as a serious public health problem. The chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the main complication in patients with this disease. The occurrence of thromboembolic events associated with CCC is not uncommon. This paper presents a literature review on the pathophysiologic mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention, and relevant clinical aspects of the Chagas cardiomyopathy and associated thromboembolic events. A review from works available in MEDLINE and SciELO databases was performed. The works were accessed by using the key words: “cardiopatia chagasica”, “eventos tromboembolicos”, “tromboembolismo”, and “chagas”. We selected those works considered of medical relevance, with a strong link between the thromboembolic events and Chagas cardiomyopathy. Through the literature review, it was demonstrated that thromboembolic events are commonly associated with CCC and they affect the systemic and pulmonary circulation, causing organ dysfunction, tissue necrosis, and even death. Thrombolysis is a routine management, but with high exclusion criteria. Therefore, the prophylaxis is the most viable fashion to control thromboembolic complications associated with Chagas cardiomyopathy and it also shows a considerable impact in preventing this complication in patients with Chagas disease.

EVENTOS TROMBOEMBÓLICOS ASSOCIADOS À CARDIOPATIA CHAGÁSICA: revisão de literatura DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5892/ruvrd.v13i1.2318