Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors.
BACKGROUND:Blood donor screening leads to large numbers of new diagnoses of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, with most donors in the asymptomatic chronic indeterminate form. Information on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in infected blood donors is lacking and may help in counseling and recognizing tho...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5ad7b48608cf42ab9cf16d8afad2a0d6 2023-05-15T15:13:28+02:00 Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. Antonio L Ribeiro Ester C Sabino Milena S Marcolino Vera M C Salemi Barbara M Ianni Fábio Fernandes Luciano Nastari André Antunes Márcia Menezes Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira Vandana Sachdev Danielle M Carrick Michael P Busch Eduard L Murphy NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II), International Component 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002078 https://doaj.org/article/5ad7b48608cf42ab9cf16d8afad2a0d6 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585012?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002078 https://doaj.org/article/5ad7b48608cf42ab9cf16d8afad2a0d6 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 2, p e2078 (2013) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002078 2022-12-31T11:01:37Z BACKGROUND:Blood donor screening leads to large numbers of new diagnoses of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, with most donors in the asymptomatic chronic indeterminate form. Information on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in infected blood donors is lacking and may help in counseling and recognizing those with more severe disease. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of ECG abnormalities in T.cruzi seropositive relative to seronegative blood donors, and to recognize ECG abnormalities associated with left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:The study retrospectively enrolled 499 seropositive blood donors in São Paulo and Montes Claros, Brazil, and 483 seronegative control donors matched by site, gender, age, and year of blood donation. All subjects underwent a health clinical evaluation, ECG, and echocardiogram (Echo). ECG and Echo were reviewed blindly by centralized reading centers. Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction was defined as LV ejection fraction (EF)<0.50%. RESULTS:Right bundle branch block and left anterior fascicular block, isolated or in association, were more frequently found in seropositive cases (p<0.0001). Both QRS and QTc duration were associated with LVEF values (correlation coefficients -0.159,p<0.0003, and -0.142,p = 0.002) and showed a moderate accuracy in the detection of reduced LVEF (area under the ROC curve: 0.778 and 0.790, both p<0.0001). Several ECG abnormalities were more commonly found in seropositive donors with depressed LVEF, including rhythm disorders (frequent supraventricular ectopic beats, atrial fibrillation or flutter and pacemaker), intraventricular blocks (right bundle branch block and left anterior fascicular block) and ischemic abnormalities (possible old myocardial infarction and major and minor ST abnormalities). ECG was sensitive (92%) for recognition of seropositive donors with depressed LVEF and had a high negative predictive value (99%) for ruling out LV dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS:ECG abnormalities are more frequent in seropositive than in seronegative blood ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7 2 e2078 |
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BACKGROUND:Blood donor screening leads to large numbers of new diagnoses of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, with most donors in the asymptomatic chronic indeterminate form. Information on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in infected blood donors is lacking and may help in counseling and recognizing those with more severe disease. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of ECG abnormalities in T.cruzi seropositive relative to seronegative blood donors, and to recognize ECG abnormalities associated with left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:The study retrospectively enrolled 499 seropositive blood donors in São Paulo and Montes Claros, Brazil, and 483 seronegative control donors matched by site, gender, age, and year of blood donation. All subjects underwent a health clinical evaluation, ECG, and echocardiogram (Echo). ECG and Echo were reviewed blindly by centralized reading centers. Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction was defined as LV ejection fraction (EF)<0.50%. RESULTS:Right bundle branch block and left anterior fascicular block, isolated or in association, were more frequently found in seropositive cases (p<0.0001). Both QRS and QTc duration were associated with LVEF values (correlation coefficients -0.159,p<0.0003, and -0.142,p = 0.002) and showed a moderate accuracy in the detection of reduced LVEF (area under the ROC curve: 0.778 and 0.790, both p<0.0001). Several ECG abnormalities were more commonly found in seropositive donors with depressed LVEF, including rhythm disorders (frequent supraventricular ectopic beats, atrial fibrillation or flutter and pacemaker), intraventricular blocks (right bundle branch block and left anterior fascicular block) and ischemic abnormalities (possible old myocardial infarction and major and minor ST abnormalities). ECG was sensitive (92%) for recognition of seropositive donors with depressed LVEF and had a high negative predictive value (99%) for ruling out LV dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS:ECG abnormalities are more frequent in seropositive than in seronegative blood ... |
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Antonio L Ribeiro Ester C Sabino Milena S Marcolino Vera M C Salemi Barbara M Ianni Fábio Fernandes Luciano Nastari André Antunes Márcia Menezes Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira Vandana Sachdev Danielle M Carrick Michael P Busch Eduard L Murphy NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II), International Component |
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Antonio L Ribeiro Ester C Sabino Milena S Marcolino Vera M C Salemi Barbara M Ianni Fábio Fernandes Luciano Nastari André Antunes Márcia Menezes Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira Vandana Sachdev Danielle M Carrick Michael P Busch Eduard L Murphy NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II), International Component |
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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electrocardiographic abnormalities in trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors. |
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