Chagas disease echocardiography and ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with Chagas disease

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

The most Common Echocardiographic findings in chronic Chagas Disease:

• Segmental wall motion abnormalities: hypokinesis, akinesis, or dyskinesia
  • Inferior-inferolateral wall, usually basal segments
  • LV apex
  • Preserved septal contraction
• LV aneurysm
• LV diastolic dysfunction
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• RV dysfunction
• Mural thrombus, mainly at LV apex
• Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation