Relationship between Urinary Norepinephrine, Fibrosis, and Arrhythmias in Chronic Chagas Heart Disease with Preserved or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction.
Eduardo Marinho TassiEmília Matos do NascimentoMarcelo Abramoff ContinentinoBasilio de Bragança PereiraRoberto Coury PedrosaPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
In this sample, in patients with CCC with preserved or slightly reduced LVEF, integrity of the autonomic nervous system is observed in hearts with little fibrosis and higher LVEF despite the presence of traditional risk factors for sudden cardiac death. There is correlation between the levels of NOREPI, LVEF, and myocardial fibrosis, but not with PVC.