The Influence on the Heart by Schistosomiasis Japonica : Electrocardiographic Analysis in an Endemic Area in Yamanashi Prefecture

1 January 1970

journal article
Published by Japanese Circulation Society in Japanese Circulation Journal

Vol. 34 (8) , 673-678
https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.34.673

Abstract

A cooperative population study of a heavily endemic village of schistosomiasis japonica was proceeded in January, 1968. The total population of the village was 764 and 513 individuals (67%) were surveyed. Electrocardiograms of 317 adults were analysed by Minnesota Code. The skin test by Schistosome antigen and its threshold value for positive response revealed that the relatively older males over forty years of age had been severely infected. Statistical analysis showed the higher incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in the positive skin test group than the negative group in the older males. The result suggested the possibility of cardiac injuries in schistosomiasis japonica.

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