title: Right ventricular mass in an asymptomatic HIV positive patient.
abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- positive patients are known to have a higher risk of cardiovascular complications that are related to the underlying infection itself and also to the complications of their medical treatment. As longevity of these patients has increased owing to the advances in antiretroviral therapies, cardiovascular diseases including coagulative disorders may be more commonly encountered. A case of a right ventricular mass in an asymptomatic HIV positive patient detected by echocardiography is presented and the surgical management is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. oludka@fnbrno.cz
authors.forename: Ondrej
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ludka
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konecny
authors.forename: Zbynek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pozdisek
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerny
authors.forename: Jindrich
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spinar
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler