Alicia HidrónRobert H. GilmanJ Herrera JustinianoAnna J. BlackstockCarlos LaFuenteWalter SelumM I Valderrama CalderónManuela VerásteguiLisbeth FerrufinoEduardo Valencia2026-03-222026-03-22201010.1371/journal.pntd.0000688https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000688https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44471Citaciones: 61Chagas cardiomyopathy remains an important cause of congestive heart failure in this hospital population, and should be evaluated in the context of the epidemiological transition that has increased risk of obesity, hypertension and chronic cardiovascular disease.enMedicineChagas diseaseOverweightContext (archaeology)Internal medicineHeart failurePopulationBody mass indexObesityCardiomyopathyChagas Cardiomyopathy in the Context of the Chronic Disease Transitionarticle