Premature coronary artery disease and ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a 24-year-old man with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus: A case report

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Abstract

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Although evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis in perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV) is available, myocardial infarction has not been described in this population. We report a case of myocardial infarction in a patient with PHIV with a brief literature review.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • HIV
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Perinatal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Oncology

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