Long-term follow-up of a heart transplant recipient with documented seroconversion to HIV-positive status 1 year after transplant.
Whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should be an absolute contraindication to heart transplantation has been a topic of recent discussion. There is a paucity of data regarding the expected outcome of heart transplantation in a recipient who is HIV positive. Herein, we report the case and long-term follow-up of a woman who was found to have seroconverted to HIV positive status 1 year after transplant.
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital-St. Paul, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, TX, USA.
Markham
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Mammen
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Kaiser
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Patel
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Ring
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Drazner
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D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000821:virology; D013997:Time Factors