Exploring the Chagas disease-Stroke 'Connection': Findings from a Large Multicenter Study.
Vinícius Viana Abreu MontanaroGisele Sampaio SilvaJamary Oliveira FilhoOctavio Marques Pontes-NetoMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesRodrigo de Paiva BezerraEduardo Sousa de MeloLuciana Valenca Patrizia Alves de AndradeWilson Alves de Oliveira JuniorFidel Castro Alves de MeiraAntonio Lucio TeixeiraEleonora Maria de Jesus OliveiraGabriel R de FreitasPublished in: Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
This study significantly advances our epidemiological understanding of the intersection between Chagas disease and stroke. It emphasizes the critical need for extensive epidemiological investigations, a deeper comprehension of stroke recurrence determinants, and accurate etiological classification to reduce the ESUS population. Our findings have substantial clinical implications, suggesting the need of control of vascular risk factors and comorbidities and hold promise for improving patient care and reducing the burden of Chagas disease and stroke worldwide.