Successfully resuscitated sudden cardiac death in a young homosexual male with HIV myocarditis.
Successfully treated sudden cardiac death due to malignant arrhythmia related to HIV myocarditis in a young male with favorable clinical and virological profile is not described in current literature. HIV myocarditis as a possible cause of malignant ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death is discussed.
Belohlávek
Jan
J
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Angiology, General Faculty Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice, U Nemocnice 2, Prague 2 128 00, Czech Republic. jan.belohlavek@vfn.cz
Kuchynka
Petr
P
Machala
Ladislav
L
Dytrych
Vladimír
V
Vítková
Ivana
I
Schramlová
Jana
J
Smíd
Ondrej
O
Gandalovicová
Jana
J
Linhart
Ales
A
D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*