Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

We investigated the occurrence of coronary sinus abnormalities in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease (CD).

METHODS:

Differences between the maximum and minimum diameters of the coronary sinus (∆%) on echocardiography were evaluated in individuals with the indeterminate form of CD (n=14) and those without (n=16) CD. The association of the difference with abnormalities detected by echocardiography and myocardial scintigraphy was assessed.

RESULTS:

The mean Δ% values did not differ significantly between the groups. There was no correlation of the measurements with echocardiographic and myocardial scintigraphy findings.

CONCLUSIONS:

The coronary sinus evaluation revealed no differences between the groups.

Details

Title
Echocardiographic Study of the Coronary Sinus in the Indeterminate Form of Chagas Disease
Author
Machado, Glauco Andre; Dalton Alexandre dos Anjos; Flávia de Freitas Rodrigues; Renata Fockink dos Anjos; Marcelo Barbosa Melo Luckemeyer; Daniel França Vasconcelos; Cleudson Nery de Castro
Pages
827-830
Section
Short Communication
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Nov/Dec 2018
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2148487322
Copyright
© 2018. This article is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en (“the License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.