Abstract Background Chicungunya fever causes highly debilitating joint pains. Complications are rare and may affect the cardiovascular system. Objective To evaluate, with echocardiography and two-dimensional strain, the cardiovascular changes in the chronic phase of the Chikungunya infection. Methods The study included 32 patients, mean age 56 ± 14 years divided into Group A, with < 12 months evolution (12 patients) and Group B, with ≥ 12 months evolution (20 patients). The cardiac dimensions, left ventricular end-diastolic volume indexed to body […]