title: Frequency and factors associated with cardiomyopathy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in an inner-city hospital.
abstract: The frequency and factors associated with cardiomyopathy were studied among inner-city hospital patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Of 84 patients with HIV infection, 20 (24%) had cardiomyopathy. Fourteen (70%) of the patients with cardiomyopathy did not have clinical evidence of congestive heart failure. There was no significant association between cardiomyopathy and common opportunistic infections or zidovudine treatment. These results indicate that cardiomyopathy is common in patients with HIV infection and often is clinically unsuspected.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adult Cardiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pulvirenti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathew
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015215:Zidovudine