Chagas disease is associated with a worse prognosis at 1-year follow-up after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for secondary prevention in heart failure patients.
Rodrigo Morel Vieira de MeloDiogo F C de AzevedoYasmin M LiraNatalia F Cardoso de OliveiraLuiz C S PassosPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
CD was associated with a poor short-term outcome in patients with HF submitted to ICD implantation for secondary prevention when compared with other HF etiologies. In this specific HF population, ICD indication should be individualized, considering the worst prognosis of these patients.