Cardio-oncology & other

Cardiac imaging in patients with tropical diseases—a scientific statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology and the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DICSBC)

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc ImagingPublished scientific statement

Scope

As issued by the authors

reviews the current understanding of the use of cardiovascular imaging in tropical diseases (TDs), underscores gaps of knowledge, and proposes potential solutions; addresses some of the main tropical infections today, such as dengue, malaria, schistosomiasis, and tuberculosis, but excludes Chagas disease and rheumatic fever

Original publication

Cardiac imaging in patients with tropical diseases—a scientific statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology and the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DICSBC). Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 20 May 2025. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf154

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