Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763951 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A patient with advanced Chagas disease presented with symptoms attributable to dilated cardiomyopathy and mitral regurgitation. Although esophageal involvement is part of the constellation of findings in Chagas, transesophageal echocardiography was safely used to guide the mitral valve surgery.
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Authors
Robert S. Leckie, Steven Leckie, Feroze Mahmood,