Open AccessRecent trends in hospital admissions and outcomes of cardiac Chagas disease in the United States
Author(s) -
Amitoj Singh,
Brianna L. Cohen,
Tudor Sturzoiu,
Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni,
Jamshid Shirani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_85_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , heart failure , atrial fibrillation , coronary artery disease , cardiology , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , chagas disease , heart disease , emergency medicine , immunology , endocrinology
Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi , has been increasingly encountered as a cause of cardiovascular disease in the United States. We aimed to examine trends of hospital admissions and cardiovascular outcomes of cardiac CD (CCD).