Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ()

Echocardiographic Study of the Coronary Sinus in the Indeterminate Form of Chagas Disease

  • Glauco Andre Machado,
  • Dalton Alexandre dos Anjos,
  • Flávia de Freitas Rodrigues,
  • Renata Fockink dos Anjos,
  • Marcelo Barbosa Melo Luckemeyer,
  • Daniel França Vasconcelos,
  • Cleudson Nery de Castro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0462-2017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 6
pp. 827 – 830

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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.

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