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MeSH Heading: Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Tree Number(s): C01.610.752.300.900.200.190; C01.920.625.190; C14.280.238.190
Unique ID: D002598
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002598
Scope Note: A disease of the CARDIAC MUSCLE developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as MYOCARDITIS (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced CHAGAS DISEASE include conduction defects (HEART BLOCK) and CARDIOMEGALY.
Entry Term(s): Cardiomyopathy, Chagas; Chagas' Cardiomyopathy; Myocarditis, Chagas; Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular
NLM Classification #: WC 705
Previous Indexing: Heart Diseases (1966-1980); specific heart disease (1966-1980); Trypanosomiasis, South American (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 81
History Note: 81
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/02
Revision Date: 2019/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003982
Scope Note: A disease of the CARDIAC MUSCLE developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as MYOCARDITIS (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced CHAGAS DISEASE include conduction defects (HEART BLOCK) and CARDIOMEGALY.
Terms: Chagas Cardiomyopathy Preferred Term
Term UI T007567
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Chagas' Cardiomyopathy
Term UI T007565
Date04/30/1991
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Cardiomyopathy, Chagas
Term UI T007566
Date04/02/1980
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Trypanosomiasis, Cardiovascular
Term UI T007569
Date04/02/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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