Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2763951 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2009 4 Pages PDF
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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Perioperative management of a patient with Chagas disease having mitral valve surgery
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