Cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infection as a cause of hospitalization: a case-series in a General Hospital in Peru
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Valenzuela Rodríguez, GermánMezones-Holguín, Edward
Mendo Urbina, Fernando
Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso J.
Fecha de publicación
2015-04-22
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Valenzuela-Rodríguez G, et al. Cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infection as a cause of hospitalization: a case-series in a General Hospital in Peru. Braz J Infect Dis. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.001Editorial
Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesJournal
The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesDOI
10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.001Enlaces adicionales
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015000744#Tipo
info:eu-repo/semantics/articleDerechos
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIdioma
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Background Cardiovascular disease in the context of human immunodeficiency virus infection has become a major clinical concern in recent years. In the current report we assess hospitalizations due to cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus patients in a Social Security reference hospital in Peru. Methods A retrospective study was carried out between January 1996 and December 2012 in a General Hospital in Lima, Peru. Results We included 26 patients hospitalized due to cardiovascular disease. Mean age was 46.3 years (SD 12.5), predominantly male (57.7%). Ten patients (38.4%) were in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome stages. Seventeen (65.4%) received high-active-antiretroviral therapy. Eleven (42.3%) had cardiac involvement and 15 (57.7%) had non-cardiac vascular involvement. The most frequent causes of cardiac involvement were pericardial effusion and myocardial infarction. On the other hand, deep vein thrombosis and stroke were the most frequent for non-cardiac vascular involvement. Conclusions Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of hospitalization in Peruvian human immunodeficiency virus patients, with differences between immunosuppression stages. Further studies analyzing associated factors are warranted.[email protected]
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1413-8670ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.001
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