Prevalence and incidence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Herskowitz A, Vlahov D, Willoughby S, Chaisson R, Schulman S, Neumann D, Baughman K. Prevalence and incidence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1993, 71: 955-958. PMID: 8465788, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90913-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCongestive heart failureLeft ventricular dysfunctionLV dysfunctionHeart failureVentricular dysfunctionConsecutive human immunodeficiency virusSymptomatic congestive heart failureHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCardiac contractile abnormalitiesHIV clinic populationLow CD4 countImmunodeficiency virus infectionClinical heart diseaseCD4 countHIV clinicHIV infectionContractile abnormalitiesImmunodeficiency virusRecent onsetClinic populationHeart diseaseCrude rateVirus infectionPatientsFrequency of left ventricular dysfunction and other echocardiographic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus seronegative intravenous drug users
Willoughby S, Vlahov D, Herskowitz A. Frequency of left ventricular dysfunction and other echocardiographic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus seronegative intravenous drug users. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1993, 71: 446-447. PMID: 8430637, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90451-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersSeronegative intravenous drug usersIllicit drug useDrug usersDrug useLeft ventricularHIV-seronegative intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive patientsNormal coronary arteriesImmunodeficiency virus infectionLeft ventricular dysfunctionLV ejection fractionGlobal left ventricularDevelopment of cardiomyopathyEchocardiographic abnormalitiesEchocardiographic findingsLV dysfunctionSeropositive patientsVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionHIV infectionRetrospective reviewImmunodeficiency syndromeCoronary angiogram