Thirty-nine consecutive patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy whose diagnosis was established based on the clinical picture and positive serum reactions immunofluorescence and ELISA, and 21 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease who underwent myocardial bypass surgery were evaluated.
Treinta y nueve pacientes consecutivos con cardiomiopatía chagásica, cuyo diagnóstico fue establecido con base en el cuadro clínico y reacciones positivas en el suero inmunofluorescencia y ELISA y 21 pacientes consecutivos con EAC sometidos a cirugía de revascularización del miocardio fueron evaluados.
Trinta e nove pacientes consecutivos com cardiomiopatia chagásica, cujo diagnóstico foi estabelecido com base no quadro clínico e reações positivas no soro imunofluorescência e ELISA e 21 pacientes consecutivos com DAC submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio foram avaliados.