AN ALERT FOR CARDIOLOGISTS: SEVERE ACUTE MYOCARDITIS WITH HEART FAILURE AS INITIAL PRESENTATION OF ORAL TRANSMISSION CHAGAS DISEASE IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT
• Introduction: Chagas disease, a parasitic zoonosis endemic in the Americas, is classically a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in its chronic phase. We report an atypical and severe case of acute cardiac presentation, triggered by oral transmission. • Case Report: A 68-year-old male patient, previously healthy, from an...