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A review of cardiovascular complications accompanying AIDS
Author(s) -
Pugliese A.,
Gennero L.,
Vidotto V.,
Beltramo T.,
Petrini S.,
Torre D.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
cell biochemistry and function
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1099-0844
pISSN - 0263-6484
DOI - 10.1002/cbf.1095
Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intensive care medicine , immunology
Manifestations of cardiovascular system involvement are not uncommon complications of HIV infection, especially in AIDS patients. However, the frequency of these manifestations is influenced by different variables including: survival prolongation in HIV‐infected patients, because of advances in antiretroviral treatment; improvement of immunodepression and reduction in the occurrence of opportunistic infections; adverse effects of some drugs. At present, on the whole cardiovascular complications that are HIV correlated in the western world, including Italy, occur less frequently than in the past. However complications associated with alterations in lipometabolism prevail because they can be promoted by some protease inhibitors in predisposed subjects. The most frequently reported questions and a careful analysis of recent data in the medical literature regarding the most common HIV‐correlated cardiovascular complications are discussed in this review. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.