Introduction Chagas disease (CD) is classically reported as a neglected disease of vectorial transmission and is endemic in 21 Latin America countries. While it has long been stigmatized as a mere tropical pathology, CD has recently gained prominence, since new means of infection have become more common, including blood transmission and consumption of food contaminated with feces from a given vector. Taking immigration into account, the disease is currently spreading beyond the limits of endemic areas and has become a […]

Abstract The well-known occurrence of Chagas disease in endemic areas has become a worldwide problem, and cardiac magnetic resonance allows the early detection of cardiac involvement and complications of this disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance is a useful tool in all phases of Chagas disease, and new promising techniques using T1 mapping and extracellular volume measurements are able to detect cardiac involvement even earlier than conventional techniques.