Morphological and functional cardiac alterations in children with congenital Zika syndrome and severe neurological deficits.
Imara Correia de Queiroz BarbosaLuizabel de Paula GomesIsrael Nilton de Almeida FeitosaLuís Fábio Barbosa BotelhoBruno Robalinho Cavalcanti BarbosaAlex BarbosaAndré Telis de Vilela AraújoMarcelo Dantas Tavares de MeloAdriana Suely de Oliveira MeloVera Maria Cury SalemiPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
A reduction in cardiac dimensions and functional changes were found in CZS patients, based on the TAPSE, S' of the RV, and MAPSE, suggesting the importance of cardiac evaluation and follow-up in this group of patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- traumatic brain injury
- prognostic factors
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- young adults
- zika virus
- patient reported outcomes
- early onset
- atrial fibrillation
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- case report
- aedes aegypti
- cerebral ischemia