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ReviewArchivos de cardiologia de Mexico2022

Leishmaniasis and Heart.

Juan Ma Farina, Carlos E García-Martínez, Clara Saldarriaga, Gonzalo E Pérez, Marcia Barbosa de Melo, Fernando Wyss, Alvaro Sosa-Liprandi, Hector I Ortiz-Lopez, Shyla Gupta, Ricardo López-Santi and 2 more

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Review in Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Myopericarditis and leishmaniasis: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026
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  3. Effectiveness of harmaline along with meglumine antimoniate onVeterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2026
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  7. Molecular interaction assaysThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2025
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  9. Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Juan Ma FarinaDivision of Cardiology, Clínica Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carlos E García-MartínezDivision of Cardiology, Centro Cardiovascular Avanzado, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Clara SaldarriagaDepartment of Cardiology and Heart Failure Clinic, Cardiovascular Clinic Santa Maria, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Gonzalo E PérezDivision of Cardiology, Clínica Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marcia Barbosa de MeloDivision of Cardiology, Hospital Socor, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Fernando WyssTechnology and Cardiovascular Service of Guatemala - Cardiosolutions, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Alvaro Sosa-LiprandiDivision of Cardiology, Sanatorio Guemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hector I Ortiz-LopezDivision of Cardiology, Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Shyla GuptaDivision of Cardiology, Kingston Health Science Center, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Ricardo López-SantiDivision of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ivan MendozaDepartment of Cardiology, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
Adrian BaranchukDivision of Cardiology, Kingston Health Science Center, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Queen's University · CAUnidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala · GTCentral University of Venezuela · VEHelios Salud · ARHospital Italiano La Plata · ARHospital Socor · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As one of the neglected tropical diseases, leishmaniasis is defined as a parasitic communicable disease that is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, affecting especially populations living in poverty. It has a profound negative impact on developing economies. It represents a group of heterogeneous syndromes with a wide spectrum of severity ranging from self-resolving cutaneous injuries to disseminated visceral compromise. Visceral leishmaniasis represents its most severe form, can affect almost all organs, and can have fatal consequences, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Cardiac involvement seems to be rare but has not been deeply studied. Consequently, there are no clear recommendations for the screening of cardiac manifestations in these patients. However, cardiovascular complications could be potentially lethal. In addition, there are valuable reports on the potential cardiotoxicity caused by drugs used in the treatment of this condition, so knowledge of its side effects could have important implications. This article is a part of the "Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases affecting the Heart" project (the NET-Heart Project); its purpose is to review all the information available regarding cardiac implications of this disease and its treatment and to add knowledge to this field of study, focusing on the barriers for diagnosis and treatment, and how to adopt strategies to overcome them.

Indexed as

Heart DiseasesLeishmaniasisHumansNeglected DiseasesCardiac diseaseEnfermedad cardiovascularEnfermedades tropicales desatendidasLeishmaniasisNeglected diseases

Identifiers

PMID34987235
PMCPMC8771027
OpenAlexW3179890373

What Socratic holds

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