Title
Biomarkers in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected and Uninfected Individuals with Varying Severity of Cardiomyopathy in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Okamoto E.E.
Sherbuk J.E.
Clark E.H.
Marks M.A.
Gandarilla O.
Choi J.
Crawford T.C.
Q R.
Fernandez A.B.
Colanzi R.
Flores-Franco J.L.
Bern C.
Abstract
Twenty to thirty percent of persons with Trypanosoma cruzi infection eventually develop cardiomyopathy. If an early indicator were to be identified and validated in longitudinal studies, this could enable treatment to be prioritized for those at highest risk. We evaluated cardiac and extracellular matrix remodeling markers across cardiac stages in T. cruzi infected (Tc+) and uninfected (Tc−) individuals.
Volume
8
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84920531637
PubMed ID
Source
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
ISSN of the container
19352727
Sponsor(s)
Fogarty International Center
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