Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Does it Really Matter in Chagas Disease?

Conclusion Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy was a secondary cause of suspected coronary microvascular disea se in 15% of 101 stable patients whose cardinal symptom was anginal pain warranting coronary angiography. Although sharing several clinical, hemodynamic, and myocardial perfusion characteristics with patients whose suspected CMD was due to other etiologies, impairment of LV segmental and global syst olic function was significantly more severe in the patients with suspected CMD related to Chagas cardiomyopathy. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 115(6):1094-1101)
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research