Comparative analysis of health-related fitness in patients with acute versus chronic Chagas disease.
Clara Narcisa Silva Almeida Ariane Cardoso Vasconcelos Caroline da Silva SousaNivea Thayanne Melo SilvaDilma do Socorro Moraes de SouzaCarlos Alberto Marques de CarvalhoS A S de MoraesLaura Maria Tomazi NevesPublished in: Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud (2024)
The results suggest lowered functional capacity and reduced respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in patients with Chagas disease, although no differences were observed between groups. The early increase in heart rate during exercise in the chronic Chagas disease group implies a greater myocardial overload.