Clinical outcome, electrocardiogram (EKG) and Two-dimensional Doppler Echocardiography (ECHO) of thirteen patients with acute Chagas disease from Macaúbas and Ibipitanga, Bahia, Brazil, after benznidazole treatment.

<p>Patient #6 and 7 died before evaluation.</p>¥<p>performed 180 days after the end of benzonidazol treatment.</p><p>*MR = Mitral Regurgitation; PE_F = Pericardic Effusion; SD = Septum Dyskinesis; DDLV = diastolic Disfunction of Left Ventricule, RBBB = right bundle branch block, DVR = Disturbance of Ventricular Repolarization, AFib = Atrial Fibrillation, SB = Sinus Bradcardia, TI = Tricuspid Regurgitation.</p><p>EKG according the AHA/ACCF/HRS 2009 Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000711#pntd.0000711-Surawicz1" target="_blank">[21]</a> and Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology 2009 <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000711#pntd.0000711-Pastore1" target="_blank">[22]</a>.</p><p>ECHO according the ACC/AHA 2006 practice guidelines <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000711#pntd.0000711-Bonow1" target="_blank">[23]</a> and ASE committee recommendations <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000711#pntd.0000711-Lang1" target="_blank">[24]</a>.