Abstract
HIV-related cardiomyopathy is usually seen in persons with advanced HIV disease and carries a very poor prognosis. Severe dilated cardiomyopathy necessitating hospitalization in the cardiac ICU with vasopressor and ventilator support developed in a 44-year-old HIV-infected man with a CD4+ cell count of 552/μL and an undetectable plasma HIV RNA level who was treated with didanosine and hydroxyurea. During the course of a year, he had full recovery of cardiac function. Aggressive intervention is warranted in otherwise healthy HIV-infected patients presenting with severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-335 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The AIDS reader |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
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Keywords
- Antiretroviral therapy
- Cardiomyopathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology
- Medicine(all)
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Full recovery from severe dilated cardiomyopathy in an HIV-infected patient. / Fingerhood, Michael I.
In: The AIDS reader, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2001, p. 333-335.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - HIV-related cardiomyopathy is usually seen in persons with advanced HIV disease and carries a very poor prognosis. Severe dilated cardiomyopathy necessitating hospitalization in the cardiac ICU with vasopressor and ventilator support developed in a 44-year-old HIV-infected man with a CD4+ cell count of 552/μL and an undetectable plasma HIV RNA level who was treated with didanosine and hydroxyurea. During the course of a year, he had full recovery of cardiac function. Aggressive intervention is warranted in otherwise healthy HIV-infected patients presenting with severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
AB - HIV-related cardiomyopathy is usually seen in persons with advanced HIV disease and carries a very poor prognosis. Severe dilated cardiomyopathy necessitating hospitalization in the cardiac ICU with vasopressor and ventilator support developed in a 44-year-old HIV-infected man with a CD4+ cell count of 552/μL and an undetectable plasma HIV RNA level who was treated with didanosine and hydroxyurea. During the course of a year, he had full recovery of cardiac function. Aggressive intervention is warranted in otherwise healthy HIV-infected patients presenting with severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
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KW - Cardiomyopathy
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