Chagas cardiomyopathy
MONDO:0005491Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Chagas cardiomyopathy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A disease of the cardiac muscle developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by trypanosoma cruzi. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as myocarditis (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced chagas disease include conduction defects (heart block) and cardiomegaly.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005491), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Chagas cardiomyopathy
- Also called
- Trypanosoma cruzi cardiomyopathyTrypanosoma cruzi caused cardiomyopathy