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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Cardiovascular disease
- HIV
- Myocardial infarction
- Perinatal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Clinical Neurology