Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis

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Autor(a) principal: Rossi,Marcos A.
Data de Publicação: 1995
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801995000200004
Resumo: The pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis is still not completely understood. Several theories have been advanced: 1)direct tissue destruction by Trypanosoma cruzi; 2) neurogenic theory; 3) anti-heart immune reactions; and 4) microvascular disease. We present herein a dynamic alternative hypothesis. We believe that the development of myocarditis is related to progressive and additive focal cellular necrosis, and associated reactive and reparative myocardial fibrosis and surrounding myocyte hypertrophy. These processes may be initiated and perpetuated by anti immune factors and alterations in the myocardial microcirculation. The destruction of the ganglion cells of the heart may be involved in the patho-clinical evolution of chronic Chagas' cardiopathy. This could imply future therapeutic strategies in the management of chronic Chagas' patients to enhance medical treatment and, hopefully, improve prognosis.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
title Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
spellingShingle Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
Rossi,Marcos A.
Myocarditis
Chagas's disease
title_short Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
title_full Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
title_fullStr Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
title_full_unstemmed Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
title_sort Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis
author Rossi,Marcos A.
author_facet Rossi,Marcos A.
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rossi,Marcos A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Myocarditis
Chagas's disease
topic Myocarditis
Chagas's disease
description The pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis is still not completely understood. Several theories have been advanced: 1)direct tissue destruction by Trypanosoma cruzi; 2) neurogenic theory; 3) anti-heart immune reactions; and 4) microvascular disease. We present herein a dynamic alternative hypothesis. We believe that the development of myocarditis is related to progressive and additive focal cellular necrosis, and associated reactive and reparative myocardial fibrosis and surrounding myocyte hypertrophy. These processes may be initiated and perpetuated by anti immune factors and alterations in the myocardial microcirculation. The destruction of the ganglion cells of the heart may be involved in the patho-clinical evolution of chronic Chagas' cardiopathy. This could imply future therapeutic strategies in the management of chronic Chagas' patients to enhance medical treatment and, hopefully, improve prognosis.
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