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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2015

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20150045

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Left Atrial Function in Patients with Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy

Journal article published in 2015 by Fragata,Claudia da Silva, Claudia da Silva Fragata, Matsumoto,Afonso Y., Paula de Cássia Buck, Buck,Paula de Cássia, Claudia da Silva Fragata, Afonso Y. Matsumoto, Felix J. A. Ramires, Ramires,Felix J. A., Fabio Fernandes, Fernandes,Fabio, Paula de Cássia Buck, Salemi,Vera Maria C., Vera Maria C. Salemi, Luciano Nastari and other authors.
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Abstract

Background: Chagas disease is a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, and information about left atrial (LA) function in this disease still lacks. Objective: To assess the different LA functions (reservoir, conduit and pump functions) and their correlation with the echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic functions. Methods: 10 control subjects (CG), and patients with Chagas disease as follows: 26 with the indeterminate form (GI); 30 with ECG alterations (GII); and 19 with LV dysfunction (GIII). All patients underwent M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography, pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging. Results: Reservoir function (Total Emptying Fraction: TEF): (p Conclusion: An impairment of LA functions in Chagas cardiomyopathy was observed.