Chagas disease mortality during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A Brazilian referral center experience

ABSTRACT Background We investigated the mortality rates of patients with Chagas disease (CD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and assessed the association between this mortality and CD clinical presentation and comorbidities. Methods: This was an observational retrospective st...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Sergio Salles Xavier, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Andrea Rodrigues da Costa, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
Subjects:
Chagas disease
COVID-19
Mortality
Chronic heart disease
Comorbidity
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0562-2021
https://doaj.org/article/cdbc89859b024ce1aa8e3f5e68d38b2b
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background We investigated the mortality rates of patients with Chagas disease (CD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and assessed the association between this mortality and CD clinical presentation and comorbidities. Methods: This was an observational retrospective study with clinical data retrieved from medical records. Results: Comorbidities were more prevalent among patients who died from COVID-19 than those who died from other causes. The proportion of patients according to CD clinical presentation was similar between the two groups. Conclusions: The prevalence of comorbidities seems to be related to a poorer prognosis in CD and COVID-19.

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