Cardiovascular pathology in patients with human immune deficiency virus infection

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases both morbidity and mortality by inducing severe immunosupression that generates opportunistic infections. Following use of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in infected patients, infection-related mortality has decreased and both surviv...

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Autor: Valenzuela-Rodríguez, Germán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1030
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1030
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corazón
HIV
enfermedades cardiovasculares
síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida
Heart
cardiovascular diseases
acquired inmunodeficiency sindrome
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Sumario:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases both morbidity and mortality by inducing severe immunosupression that generates opportunistic infections. Following use of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in infected patients, infection-related mortality has decreased and both survival and cardiovascular disease have increased. The etiology of cardiovascular disease could be related to either infection itself, proatherogenic conditions associated with antiretroviral therapy or other adverse events caused by these therapies or by combination with other drugs. As most conditions associated with cardiovascular disease have an acute onset, we present this review for their recognition in the emergency ward, choosing opportune treatment and excluding inappropiate ones.