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[[Pericarditis]] in AIDS is associated with bad prognosis. Mortality is significantly higher with shortened survival. | [[Pericarditis]] in AIDS is associated with bad prognosis <ref name="pmid10047635">{{cite journal |author=Chen Y, Brennessel D, Walters J, Johnson M, Rosner F, Raza M |title=Human immunodeficiency virus-associated pericardial effusion: report of 40 cases and review of the literature |journal=[[American Heart Journal]] |volume=137 |issue=3 |pages=516–21 |year=1999 |month=March |pmid=10047635 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. Mortality is significantly higher with shortened survival. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Complications
Complications from involvement of heart in AIDS include:
- Cardiac tamponade from severe pericardial effusions
- Heart failure from dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
- Systemic embolization and stroke from infective endocarditis
- Valvular regurgitations
- Heart blocks
- Superior vena caval syndrome due to cardiac tumors
- Death
Prognosis
Pericarditis in AIDS is associated with bad prognosis [1]. Mortality is significantly higher with shortened survival.
References
- ↑ Chen Y, Brennessel D, Walters J, Johnson M, Rosner F, Raza M (1999). "Human immunodeficiency virus-associated pericardial effusion: report of 40 cases and review of the literature". American Heart Journal. 137 (3): 516–21. PMID 10047635. Unknown parameter
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