Human herpesvirus 8 and pulmonary hypertension.
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibodies were detected in 1 of 33 patients with pulmonary hypertension (including in 1 of 16 with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension), 5 of 29 with cystic fibrosis, and 3 of 13 with interstitial lung disease. No relationship between HHV-8 infection and pulmonary hypertension was found.
Nicastri
Emanuele
E
National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, Italy. nicastri@inmi.it
Vizza
Carmine Dario
CD
Carletti
Fabrizio
F
Cicalini
Stefania
S
Badagliacca
Roberto
R
Poscia
Roberto
R
Ippolito
Giuseppe
G
Fedele
Francesco
F
Petrosillo
Nicola
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral