[Pulmonary hypertension associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: presentation of five cases and review of the literature].
Several cardiorespiratory diseases may complicate the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare clinical disorder with a poor prognosis. We describe this syndrome in five patients seen at our service who presented infection with the acquired immunodeficiency virus, and we review the literature.
Mendes
Adriano Assis
AA
Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife. adrianoamendes@terra.com.br
Roncal
Carlos Guilhermo Piscoya
CG
da Costa
Vicente Luiz Vaz
VL
Japyassu
Flávio Adolfo Aranha
FA
Oliveira
Flávio Roberto Azevedo
FR
Sepúlveda
Diana Lamprea
DL
da Silva
Cícero Antônio
CA
Albuquerque
Eugênio Soares
ES
de Melo
Roberto José Vieira
RJ
Loureiro
Ricardo
R
Muniz
Maria Tereza Cartaxo
MT
D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult