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Fig. 3 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Current knowledge of Chagas-related heart disease among pediatric cardiologists in the United States

Fig. 3

Percentage of respondents who have ever tested for Chagas disease and likelihood of including Chagas disease in the differential diagnosis for associated cardiac conditions. Respondents were asked how likely they were to include Chagas disease on the differential for a given cardiac finding. A follow-up question for each presentation then asked how likely Chagas disease would be on the differential for a patient who recently immigrated from Mexico, Central or South America. Likert scale was coded from 1 to 5 (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = somewhat disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = somewhat agree, 5 = strongly agree). Respondents were more likely to include Chagas disease on the differential if the patient was an immigrant from Mexico, Central or South America for each given symptom

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