Cardiac Sequelae of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease

• Published in: The American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 348; no. 1; pp. 82 - 86
• Main Authors: Alqaqa, Ashraf, MD, Suleiman, Addi, MD, Hamdan, Aiman, MD, Shamoon, Fayez, MD, Birnhak, Stefani, MD, Tariq, Saad, MD, DeBari, Vincent A., PhD, Sison, Raymund, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2014; Copyright by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
• Subjects: AIDS; Animals; Cardiac manifestations; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy; HIV; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - therapy; Humans; Internal Medicine; HIV; Cardiac manifestations; AIDS
• ISSN: 0002-9629; 1538-2990
• DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000258

Abstract Presently, patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection are living longer and are frequently encountered in medical practice. HIV infection is a systemic disease, which affects a wide spectrum of organs. Cardiac involvement is frequent, and the consequent clinical manifestations are a common reason to seek medical advice. in this review, we discuss the different cardiac sequelae of HIV infection.