title: Excellent outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients infected with HIV in the current era.
abstract: Over the past decade, significant advances have been made in the medical treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection, leading to a steady increase in referrals for cardiac surgery. We report the outcome of cardiac surgery recently performed in patients with documented human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA. Farzan.filsoufi@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Farzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Filsoufi
authors.forename: Sacha P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Salzberg
authors.forename: Kai T J von
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Harbou
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neibart
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents