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ReviewCardiology research2024

Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy.

Jordan Llerena-Velastegui, Almendra Lopez-Usina, Camila Mantilla-Cisneros

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Review in Cardiology research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. 70-year-old Woman with Chest Tightness and Shortness of Breath.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jordan Llerena-VelasteguiMedical School, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4246-0980
Almendra Lopez-UsinaMedical School, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5890-846X
Camila Mantilla-CisnerosMedical School, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5578-2710

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) poses significant health challenges not only in Latin America but also in non-endemic regions due to global migration. The complexity and severity of CCC call for an updated and thorough review to inform clinical practices and direct future research efforts. This review seeks to consolidate current knowledge on CCC, emphasizing diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic facets to facilitate better management and understanding of the disease. An exhaustive examination was conducted, analyzing peer-reviewed articles published between January 2020 and April 2024, sourced from prominent medical databases such as PubMed and Scopus. The review delineates crucial aspects of CCC pathophysiology, evaluates patient outcomes, identifies diagnostic challenges, and assesses treatment efficacy. Our findings prompt the need for revised clinical guidelines and stress the importance of continued research to enhance therapeutic strategies and disease comprehension. It is imperative that future studies address these identified gaps to advance patient care and treatment options for CCC.

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Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathyDiagnostic challengesPathophysiologyPatient outcomesTreatment efficacy

Identifiers

PMID39420972
PMCPMC11483117

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