Congenital heart disease in zika virus congenital syndrome: how and when to investigate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nivia Maria Rodrigues Arrais ◽  
Pedro Vítor Silveira de Souza ◽  
Gisele Correia Pacheco Leite ◽  
Mylena Taíse Azevedo Lima Bezerra ◽  
Claudia Rodrigues Souza Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Congenital Syndrome

scholarly journals The Cardiovascular Involvement In The Zika Virus Infection

10.3823/2579 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Modesto Leite Rolim Neto ◽  
Arthur Rafhael Amorim Alves Esmeraldo ◽  
Dábylla Cynthia Carvalho Bezerra ◽  
Francisca Patricia de Melo Santos Leite ◽  
Cristiano Nogueira Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cardiac Involvement ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Zika Virus Infection ◽  
Cardiovascular Involvement

The evidences highlight that 13.5% of the echocardiographic studies performed in children with congenital Zika virus infection presented amendments of congenital heart disease (CHD). Several recent studies have shown that the pathogenesis of neurological complications of the Zika virus, as Guillain-Barre Syndrome, in relation to other clinical manifestations there are still no conclusive findings. Scientific studies have observed the possibility of cardiac involvement be underdiagnosed due to the mercy of the infection per ZIKV, in their majority.

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