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Nunes MCP, Beaton A, Acquatella H, et al. Chagas cardiomyopathy: an update of current clinical knowledge and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018 Sep 18;138(12):e169-209.Full text Abstract
Dias JC, Ramos AN Jr, Gontijo ED, et al. 2 nd Brazilian Consensus on Chagas disease, 2015. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2016 Dec;49Suppl 1(Suppl 1):3-60.Full text Abstract
Bern C, Montgomery SP, Herwaldt BL, et al. Evaluation and treatment of Chagas disease in the United States: a systematic review. JAMA. 2007 Nov 14;298(18):2171-81.Full text Abstract
Meymandi S, Hernandez S, Park S, et al. Treatment of Chagas disease in the United States. Curr Treat Options Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 26;10(3):373-88.Full text Abstract
Pan American Health Organization. Guide to the diagnosis and treatment of chagas disease. Jun 2019 [internet publication].Full text
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