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ArticleRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ACTIVITY AND SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS PROGNOSTIC MARKERS OF CHAGAS DISEASE SEVERITY.

Iván Darío Bravo-Tobar, Carlota Nello-Pérez, Alí Fernández, Nora Mogollón, Mary Carmen Pérez, Juan Verde, Juan Luis Concepción, Claudina Rodriguez-Bonfante, Rafael Bonfante-Cabarcas

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Article in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Iván Darío Bravo-TobarUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Carlota Nello-PérezUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Alí FernándezHospital de Chabasquén, Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud, Chabasquén, Venezuela.
Nora MogollónUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Mary Carmen PérezUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Juan VerdeUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Juan Luis ConcepciónFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
Claudina Rodriguez-BonfanteUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Rafael Bonfante-CabarcasUniversidade Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado · VEMinisterio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria, Ciencia y Tecnología · VEUniversity of the Andes · VE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chagas disease is a public health problem worldwide. The availability of diagnostic tools to predict the development of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy is crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality. Here we analyze the prognostic value of adenosine deaminase serum activity (ADA) and C-reactive protein serum levels (CRP) in chagasic individuals. One hundred and ten individuals, 28 healthy and 82 chagasic patients were divided according to disease severity in phase I (n = 35), II (n = 29), and III (n = 18). A complete medical history, 12-lead electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, and M-mode echocardiogram were performed on each individual. Diagnosis of Chagas disease was confirmed by ELISA and MABA using recombinant antigens; ADA was determined spectrophotometrically and CRP by ELISA. The results have shown that CRP and ADA increased linearly in relation to disease phase, CRP being significantly higher in phase III and ADA at all phases. Also, CRP and ADA were positively correlated with echocardiographic parameters of cardiac remodeling and with electrocardiographic abnormalities, and negatively with ejection fraction. CRP and ADA were higher in patients with cardiothoracic index ≥ 50%, while ADA was higher in patients with ventricular repolarization disturbances. Finally, CRP was positively correlated with ADA. In conclusion, ADA and CRP are prognostic markers of cardiac dysfunction and remodeling in Chagas disease.

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Adenosine DeaminaseAdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChagas CardiomyopathyChagas DiseaseChronic DiseaseC-Reactive ProteinDisease ProgressionEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSeverity of Illness IndexAdenosine DeaminaseBiomarkersC-Reactive Protein

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PMID26603224
PMCPMC4660446
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