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Cholinesterase inhibition reduces arrhythmias in asymptomatic Chagas disease.

Renata Rodrigues Teixeira CastroGraciema PorphirioSergio S XavierRuy S MoraesElton L FerlinJorge P RibeiroAntonio C L da Nóbrega
Published in: Cardiovascular therapeutics (2018)
Acute administration of pyridostigmine reduced the incidence of nonsustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with Chagas cardiac disease. Further studies that address the use of pyridostigmine by patients with Chagas cardiac disease under a more prolonged follow-up are warranted.
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