IMR Press / RCM / Volume 23 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2307254
Open Access Review
Neglected Tropical Diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death: The NET-Heart Project
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1 Division of Cardiology, Kingston Health Science Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
2 Cardiology Department, Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, 050034 Medellín, Colombia
3 Medical Society of 20 of November National Medical Center - Cardiology, 03229 Mexico City, Mexico
4 Department of Medicine, Translational Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
5 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
6 Cardiology Department, Sanatorio Güemes, and School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, C1180AAX Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 Cardiology Service, Clínica CardioVID, Universidad de Antioquia, 050034 Medellín, Colombia
8 Atherosclerosis, Genomics and Vascular Biology Division, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada
9 Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
10 Cardiology Unit, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio/Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 110231 Bogotá, Colombia
11 Instituto Masira, Universidad de Santander, 680008 Bucaramanga, Colombia
12 Departament of Cardiology, Hospital de Apoyo II Santa Rosa, 20001 Piura, Peru
13 Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada
14 Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, 122002 Gurugram, India
15 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WC1E 7HT London, UK
16 Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, 682041 Kerala, India
*Correspondence: barancha@kgh.kari.net (Adrian Baranchuk)
Academic Editors: Vincenzo Russo, Saverio Muscoli and Giuseppe Mascia
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 254; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2307254
Submitted: 1 March 2022 | Revised: 25 May 2022 | Accepted: 6 June 2022 | Published: 15 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sudden Cardiac Death in Special Population)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for approximately 6% of global mortality and 25% of cardiovascular (CV) deaths. SCD has been traditionally linked to coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and genetic arrhythmia disorders. However, advancements in care for these diseases have not translated to a proportional reduction in SCD. This suggests an important role of underrecognized contributing pathologies. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of illnesses prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions which have been understudied partially due to their high prevalence in marginalized populations. The relationship between SCD and Chagas disease has been well-established, though emerging literature suggests that other NTDs with CV involvement may lead to fatal arrhythmias. Additionally, specific therapies for a subset of NTDs put patients at increased risk of malignant arrhythmias and other cardiac complications. This review aims to summarize the association between a group of selected NTDs and SCD.

Keywords
neglected tropical diseases
sudden cardiac death
myocarditis
ventricular arrhythmias
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