title: Cardiac involvement in HIV infection.
abstract: Cardiac involvement in HIV infection was previously believed to be an unusual manifestation of the disease, but is now being described with increasing frequency. It may be a well-characterized cardiac disease occurring coincidentally in an AIDS patient, a complication of AIDS or its treatment, or possibly a direct result of HIV infection of the heart. In this article, the authors describe the emerging patterns of heart and vascular diseases in HIV-infected patients, pathogenic mechanisms, and implications for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Frishman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000145:classification* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents