| Title |
Tropical diseases of the myocardium: a review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s130828 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zoe C Groom, Aristotle D Protopapas, Vasileios Zochios |
| Abstract |
Cardiovascular diseases are widely distributed throughout the world. Human parasitic infections are ubiquitous. Tropical parasites are increasingly recognized as causes of cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we address the most frequently reported parasites that directly infect the myocardium, including Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoal causative agent of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease), and Taenia solium, the cestode causative agent of taeniasis and cysticercosis. We also discuss tropical endomyocardial fibrosis, trichinellosis and schistosomiasis. Health systems, attitudes, the perceptions of both patients and physicians as well as socioeconomic factors should all be explored and recognized as crucial factors for improving the control of cardiovascular diseases in the tropics. Clinicians throughout the world must remain aware of imported parasites as potential causes of cardiac diseases. |
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| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
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