Effects of an exercise program on the functional capacity of patients with chronic Chagas' heart disease, evaluated by cardiopulmonary testing

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Paloma Hargreaves Fialho, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Claudia Rosa de Oliveira, Carla Cristiane Santos Soares, Juliana Rega de Oliveira, Marcus Vinícius Souza, Marina Pereira Coelho, Fernando César de Castro e Souza, Ademir Batista da Cunha, Daniel Arkader Kopiler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012
• Subjects: Cardiopatia chagásica; Exercícios; Capacidade funcional; Teste de exercício cardiopulmonar; VO2; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Evandro
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000200016; https://doaj.org/article/82b532b7e52648b3afc9c0ccb0fa2a44

INTRODUCTION: Despite all efforts to restrict its transmission, Chagas' disease remains a severe public health problem in Latin America, affecting 8-12 million individuals. Chronic Chagas' heart disease, the chief factor in the high mortality rate associated with the illness, affects more...