Dynamic cardiomyoplasty in chronic chagas' heart disease: Clinicopathological data

We report a 44-year-old man with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy who underwent latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty and died 4 months later. The clinicopathological findings are discussed, and the literature is reviewed.

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Published in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 649 - 651
Main Authors:	Rossi, Marcos A., Braile, Domingo M., Souza, Doroteia R.S., Santos, Jose L.V., Thevenard, Rubens S., Pinto, Gracia H., Suzigan, Suely, Grecco, Oswaldo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-04-1991 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Adult Atrophy Biological and medical sciences Chagas Cardiomyopathy - pathology Chagas Cardiomyopathy - surgery Chronic Disease Fibrosis Heart Failure - etiology Human protozoal diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Necrosis Parasitic diseases Protozoal diseases Trypanosomiasis Heart Human Protozoal disease Chagas disease Cardiovascular disease Exploration Flap surgery Infection Case study Plasty Pathology Treatment Surgery Myocardium Trypanosomiasis
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Summary:	We report a 44-year-old man with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy who underwent latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty and died 4 months later. The clinicopathological findings are discussed, and the literature is reviewed.
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ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(91)90327-M