obsolete Chagas cardiomyopathy

A Chagas disease that involves deterioration of the function of the myocardium caused due to Trypanosoma cruzi infection, which leads to heart rhythm abnormalities and may result in sudden death.

Also known as: Cardiovascular Trypanosomiasis; Chagas' cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease with heart involvement; Chagas' disease with heart involvement (disorder)