Sequential Measurement of Trypanosoma cruzi Parasitic Load in Endomyocardial Biopsies for Early Detection and Follow-up of Chagas Disease Reactivation After Heart Transplantation

To evaluate the parasitic load of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (etiologic agent of Chagas disease) in sequential endomyocardial biopsies (EMB) of heart-transplanted, chagasic patients who presented reactivation of the disease affecting the allograft.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: L.A. Benvenuti, A. Rogg ério, A.S. Nishiya, S. Mangini, J.E. Levi Tags: 33 Source Type: research